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Does coricidin make you sleepy?
The antihistamine in this product may cause drowsiness, so it can also be used as a nighttime sleep aid. Antihistamines can also be used to help relieve allergy or cold symptoms such as watery eyes, itchy eyes/nose/throat, runny nose, and sneezing.
Can amlodipine raise blood pressure?
Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker. It works by affecting the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and blood vessels. This relaxes the blood vessels and lowers blood pressure, and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its workload.
Can too much blood pressure medicine raise your blood pressure?
Common hypertension drugs can raise blood pressure in certain patients. Summary: Commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure can actually have the opposite effect — raising blood pressure in a statistically significant percentage of patients.
Can I take Coricidin with high blood pressure?
Managing a cold with hypertension If you can’t take a decongestant because of high blood pressure, there are other ways to reduce your cold or allergy symptoms: Take Coricidin HBP, which is free of decongestants.
What cold meds can I take with high blood pressure?
One option would be to choose a cold medication specifically designed for those with high blood pressure. One such medication is Corticidin HBP and does not contain a decongestant. Of course, another option for nasal congestion is to use nasal sprays which do not impact blood pressure.
What blood pressure meds cause nasal congestion?
These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), and high blood pressure (hypertension) medications, such as beta blockers. Nonallergic rhinitis can also be triggered in some people by sedatives, antidepressants, oral contraceptives or drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.
What foods interfere with high blood pressure medication?
Food and drug interactions can be hazardous
- Bananas. Don’t eat them if you take ACE inhibitors such as captopril, enalapril and fosinopril among others.
- Grapefruit.
- Milk.
- Black liquorice.
- Kale and other leafy greens.
- Air-dried sausages or aged cheese.
- Coffee.
- Alcohol.