Cold medicine - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

fjones1 · 03-30-2007, 09:35 PM

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.

plavixman · 03-30-2007, 10:23 PM

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, 05:13 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.