anyone out here take an SSRI? considering starting one but of course the side effects listed are high BP...and well...low BP. anyone take one and have had an increase in BP? i would think that would be the a possibility because you are stimulating the nervous system or whatever...guess i could just ask my psych...figure i'll get the usual answer..."depends".
I tried Effexor 75mg and 150mg as well as Prozac. Aside from the horrible side effects of both, effexor 75mg did't increase my bp that much but my heart rate. 150mg gave me a heart rate of 110 all the time, and my bp spiked. prozac was not that much but about 15 points in both systolic and diastolic.
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My doc said some can cause an increase in pressure. I think the worst side effect would be the weight gain. I took Paxil years ago and gained 15 pounds in 4 months!
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thanks guys...i emailed my psych...she of course said no...no concern. i have nothing to lose by trying it...better than spending every day posting to this board and worrying about my BP...at least starting living...no offense.
Yes but you would be worrying even more when your numbers get higher, but it's your call not ours. Good luck and keep us updated please with your progress.
I wonder if you have tried Magnesium Chelated?
no - haven't tried that yet. tempted to go back on the cider vinegar though. i think that helped some...but as stated before...and probably for the past year...this isn't a BP problem for me...it's an OCD problem. my BP...everday is anywhere from 115 - 150/50 - 70...depending on time of day, activity...and most importantly for me...ANXIETY. i have a panic attack every time someone checks my BP...EVERY time. if i could stay calm for once, i think i would be off meds...or at least on much lower of a dose...i do think i have a tiny about of essential hypertension...but not to the extent that my anxiety magnifies it.
bottom line...i don't need to treat my heart or my BP more than i am...diet, exercise, relaxation, supplements, yoga, breathing, etc...i just need to say ****** it and forget about it...it's fine and plenty well controlled. i am just having a hard time doing this myself...tried every book i could get my hands on...fortunately it's a good problem i guess...i'm very healthy...i just need to convince myself of that...but i think i could be 6'3" 150 lbs look in the mirror and still think i am unhealthy and have uncontrolled high BP...this i think, is the "heart" of the issue and why the lexapro is needed. just really wish i could get there on my own...
Yes man it's anxiety/OCD problem. I came to realize that I can't live like that, what is the worst thing that can happen to me? NOTHING compared to what I had before, the panic attack life, so I got better.
Hope you try Magnesium Chelated, it's great.
Good luck
thanks man...yeah...i guess a stroke would be worse...but maybe not. already lived a year as a vegetable essentially anyway...funny...i know all of the answers and how silly this is...but my imagination runs the show...i think that's why i can read and read and relax and exercise and do all of this stuff...but still...something upstairs somewhere just ain't clickin. i think i keep holding off on the SSRI because i truly think this will pass...but i also wonder if another job, location, lifestyle, etc would help...i work corporate and sometimes think i need an outside/blue collar job...so i started a construction company for 3 years, lost my shirt...got even more depressed, unhealthy, etc...so that probably isn't the answer...just need to say ****** it. that's the answer.
I have enviromental depression, middle east is a horrible place. But I'm doing the best I can to have a good life, there is nothing else I can do. You might need a new life experience, to go away alone for 2 weeks in a new place. Some place that clear your mind I guess, I have tried it and it works
I have enviromental depression, middle east is a horrible place. But I'm doing the best I can to have a good life, there is nothing else I can do. You might need a new life experience, to go away alone for 2 weeks in a new place. Some place that clear your mind I guess, I have tried it and it works
I grew up in Izmir Turkey. I loved it but then the city was also under Martial law at the time and that was stressful.
Turkey isn't part of the middle east, yet Egypt is nothing like Iraq. We don't have people walk with AKs in the street lol, but the environment itself is killing me!!!
Turkey isn't part of the middle east, yet Egypt is nothing like Iraq. We don't have people walk with AKs in the street lol, but the environment itself is killing me!!!
I have been taking Paxil and my blood pressure has risen quite a bit. I am now taking Diovan HCT, Coreg CR, and clonidine prn. Calcium channel blockers make me feel sick and depressed.
Both of my parents had hypertension, and my father had very bad hypertension.
I also have hypothyroidism and take 137 mcg of Synthroid.
I am not sure which is the real cause of the high blood pressure, or if it's everything put together.
In any event, the Paxil really helped with my depression, so I really don't want to stop using it, I take 30 mg of it. I also take Ritalin SR for ADD and I know that is no help with regards to hypertension.
Well, I am back to taking clonidine for the short haul, anyway. I was given a rx for Procardia XL and I can't tell you what horrible stuff that is (nifedipine). I had horrible headaches (up there with migraine without the aura), nausea that was unspeakable, constipation, and swollen and red extremities.
So much for that stuff. Im going back to my GP tomorrow and try something else because the Diovan and Coreg just aren't doing it.
I need to stay alive to lose weight, in the meantime, though......my bp just now was 170/102 which isn't so good...I'll take my bp, after the clonidine has had a chance to work...*sigh*
My hub and I eat the same food, do the same things, and his b.p. is just a little elevated and is normal with lisinopril. I haven't taken lisinopril, but maybe its good stuff.
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i take 30mg lisinopril...i think it's good stuff...bounce around between 20 and 30mg...bp was 128/60 last week at docs...but i also maintain a very healthy lifestyle...minus some occasional binge drinking...i bagged the lexapro...and have switched over to a ****** it attitude...i know my bp is 120/60 when i'm relaxed...so who cares what it is when i'm stressed...i'm relaxed enough...i hope you try the right combo of meds...my mom takes diovan and it works great...it's not generic yet so is pricier...lisinopril is like $4 a month...
Imarealpill, try the lisinopril like your hubby. I was on 10mg and kept my pressure down. I lost 15 pounds and my doctor kept lowering my lisinopril. Now I am off meds and my pressure was 99/68 this morning. 101/69 at my docs office.
Lisinopril for me was much stronger than Benicar and norvasc and I was on the highest dosage. Lisinopril I only needed 10mg and worked like a charm.
So if I were you, ask about going on lisinopril and go on a diet. You might be able to go off meds.
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