High Blood Pressure

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Can anyone give me a list of the drugs that [...]

I am 60 years old. Untreated my bp would be 155/105. I have tried various meds and most control the bp quite well. The problem is that after 6 weeks or so on meds, I experience muscle fatigue and pain similar to a lactic acid build up. This also affects my breathing. It’s debilitating. Any [...]

I’ve just discovered this new site devoted to low blood pressure.
You can find info about high blood pressure or hypertension all over the web but getting good quality stuff about the other end of the BP scale is more difficult.
Hypotension or low blood pressure causes a lot of symptoms including fatigue and dizziness. Treatment options [...]

I recently was experiencing big drops in my blood pressure. My baseline blood pressure is low about 90/60 — I was taking about 500mg of magnesium as part of a calcium/magnesium supplement. I was also taking an additional 150 - 250 mg of magnesium. I noticed on days when the magnesium dose was higher, my [...]

My husband is taking threee medications for his high blood pressure: caduet 10-20mg(for cholorestoral also), atenol 25mg and hydroclorothiazide 12.5mg.
He complains of always being tired. I just wonder if all these combinations could play a part in him not feeling well.

Can blood pressure tablets cause bad dreams?
Ever since my doctor started me on atenolol I’ve been having the most vivid dreams you can ever imagine. Not always bad I have to say - but the intensity of them is sometimes overwhelming.
Is it the tablets. Does atenolol cause bad dreams - or could it be the [...]

Can blood pressure cause me to have joint and muscle pains?
I’m on medication and my BP control is good at the moment but I seem to be getting stiff and painful joints all the time at present.
Will high blood pressure on it’s own cause me to develop pains in the joints - or is it [...]

Has anyone else felt drowsy on beta blockers.
I have been taking atenolol for my blood pressure problem for about six months. At first I felt fine but now I’m tired and drowsy most days with cold cold hands and feet. Is this due to the beta blocker tablets?
I looked at the leaflet that came in [...]

I read in the papers today - world kidney day - that not looking after your blood pressure can damage the kidneys.
How does this work?
Why does high blood pressure harm your kidneys. My friend developed kidney problems due to taking blood pressure treatment tablets - so which is worse, taking blood pressure treatment or simply [...]

I’ve been on what I used to call “water tablets” for my blood pressure for years now.
It’s a tablet called bendrofluazide and I’ve used it for about fifteen years. It seems to do the trick - but recently I’ve been concerned about getting dull headaches most days. Could this be due to my blood pressure?
Does [...]