Decatur, IL
A 34-year-old female asked:
Can excedrin lower blood pressure? my bp is usually high. so today i've taken excedrin for a migraine and my bp is way lower. relation?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Steven Ajlunianswered
Cardiology 37 years experience
Yes: Pain and nxiety raise BP and increases the heart rate. They are tressors produing a catecholamine response. Feeling relief may produce the opposite effect and that could lower bp.
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Blood pressure: Very likely the pain releif, there is nothing in excedrin that would lower bp.
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Last updated Jul 19, 2016
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