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Do angiotensin receptor blockers cross the blood brain barrier? what effect do they have on the brain in people with anxiety or depression?
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ARBs cross blood brain barrier. Anxiety and depression are listed as side effects with unknown frequency of some ARBs. You can read more from this link regarding ARB and brain: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17595
Answered 8/25/2022
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