fjones1
03-31-2007, 12:35 AM
Are there certain cold medicines you should stay from if you have hypertension? If so, do they just raise your blood pressure temporarily? I know the caffine in sodas raises it for a few minutes, so I try to stay away from it before I take my blood pressure. I've never had a problem with Tylenol PM or certain allergy medicines, but I know that there some that raise your blood pressure, but I wasn't sure if this was over a long period of time of just briefly.
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plavixman
03-31-2007, 01:23 AM
Absoultely, check with your druggist, there are too many to list that you should stay away from. They will run you B.P. up drastically.
lylone
04-02-2007, 08:13 AM
stay away from decongestants and anything with a D at the end. These can raise your heartrate and blood pressure. Antihistimines (claritan, zyrtec) are fine as long as there is no D at the end.