depression on meds - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

empire · 06-02-2003, 05:56 AM

i have bp of 170/112, have been on numerous meds, beta blockers made me so depressed i ended up in psych wing for 2 weeks to get of thewm, calcium channel blockers make me very sick and alphas cause depression, am on diovan but no help, lost a kidney on 9/11 as i worked in nyc, allergic to sulfa and on antidepressants and shrink thanks bp meds will depress me to much, i am a viet nam vet so i am a bit uptight 24/7, any ideas will be greatly appreciated

empire · 06-16-2003, 10:30 AM

gee everyone, thanks for all the feedback

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zuzu8 · 06-16-2003, 10:55 AM

Hi empire- I'm so sorry to hear you lost a kidney...were you actually involved and injured during the WTC tragedy?

There are, as you know many different classes of BP meds. And as you have obviously discovered, many that you've tried have caused serious side effects for you. (And the beta blockers are notorious for causing depression!) However, as discouraging as this may be, don't give up trying to find one that won't trash you. I doubt there is a single person on this forum who hasn't had to change meds and/or dosage several (if not many) times before finding a regimen that controlled their BP properly without intolerable side effects. What is your physician suggesting now? Not all BP meds cause depression or make depression worse.

What is happening to you on Diovan? Is it simply not bringing your BP down or are you having side effects.?

zuzu xxx

empire · 06-16-2003, 02:21 PM

diovan is not doing anything to lower b. p. but md says it is helping my 1 kidney. yes i was there 9/11, was worst than viet nam, i did not work in the towewrs but near by, thank you zuzu, i have tried 27 meds, about all and some dont work, some==dep[ression and others seem to make me volmit, i am very confused and scared

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empire · 06-16-2003, 02:23 PM

diovan is not doing anything to lower b. p. but md says it is helping my 1 kidney. yes i was there 9/11, was worst than viet nam, i did not work in the towewrs but near by, thank you zuzu, i have tried 27 meds, about all and some dont work, some==dep[ression and others seem to make me volmit, i am very confused and scared

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