STUDIES SHOW THAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS INCREASE CHOLESEROL LEVELS... I ate everything fatty before I found out I had mild high blood pressure and my choesterol level was only 166.....after being put on high blood pressure medication I reduced my fat intake very considerably......when I went back to the doctor 9 months later he took another cholesterol test because i wanted to see how my new diet affected it......the test came back that i had a cholesterol level of 296......after personal research i discovered that some high blood pressure medications increase cholesterol levels......has anyone also experienced this?

[This message has been edited by PRESENCE (edited 09-05-2001).]

I, too, think blood pressure drugs affect lab test levels, JMO though.


JET

Which b.p. medicine? I wouldn't be surprised. Dyazide?

BP medications usually increase cholesterol as well as glucose levels. Here is increase in my chol levels by three BP medication until my doc added Lipitor to the cocktail:
http://www3.telus.net/maxjasper/bp_medication_chol.jpg

[This message has been edited by maxjasper (edited 10-25-2003).]