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Blood pressure rises after using beta blocker
by Buddy0, Dec 01, 2007 11:43AM
I have been diagnosed with labile hypertension. Most of the time my BP runs in the 120s to low 130s over 80s. In a white-coat situation, or under stress, it can jump higher. I take 300 mg Avapro. But have tried a variety of other BP medications, all of which had to be stopped because of side effects. I have psoriatic arthritis/psoriasis and many BP meds can cause it to flare. Recently, I agreed to try a beta blocker (Toporol at the lowest dosage) even though they are one of the meds most likely to stir up psoriasis. And it did. It also had some other disturbing (mental/emotional) side effects. My psoriasis is worse than its been for years. We discontinued the beta blocker which led to a hypertensive crisis (222/127). We overcame that and tapered off the beta blocker. Now I have been off the beta blocker completely for about a month, but my regular BP (not in a white coat or stressful situation) is now running in the 150s-160s over 90s and 100s! I'm very frustrated by this, and upset that by taking, and then discontinuing, the beta blocker it seems I've raised my baseline blood pressure significantly. Will this pass? Or is something else going on?
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