Thursday, October, 29, 2009
How Can Blood Pressure Medicine Cause Leg Swelling?
October 02, 2008
A new study has found that the pine-bark extract Pycnogenol may
help relieve the painful leg swelling caused by some blood-pressure
medicines. Researchers looked at 53 patients who took
blood-pressure drugs and found that those who took Pycnogenol
reduced their ankle and leg swelling by one-third.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Larry Weinrauch
,
Health Expert
... Are over 40 years of age Have high blood pressure (worse risk if untreated) ...
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By Dr. Ballas
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Health Expert
...advice, offer medication, or a referral to a sleep medicine doctor for further evaluation. ...
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By Melanie Thomassian
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Health Expert
If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how...
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By David Mendosa
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Health Expert
...we need to rely on our doctors. But checking our blood pressure isn’t one of those times. If...
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Health Guide
...no increased danger when patients used a nitroglycerine patch with scheduled breaks. The use of high
blood pressure drugs known as ACE inhibitors may help prevent tolerance to nitrates.Side...
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...of physical activity in people with CFS.Tilt Test for Neurally Mediated HypotensionSimply measuring
blood pressure will not identify CFS patients in whom the syndrome might be caused by neurally...
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...or naproxen, in most people.Iron toxicity. Symptoms include nausea, dizziness, and a sudden drop in
blood pressure. Sodium ferric gluconate in sucrose (Ferrlecit) or iron sucrose (Venofer) may...
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...(primary) when the doctor is unable to identify a specific cause. It is by far the most common type of high
blood pressure. The causes of this type are unknown but are likely to be a complex...
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Guidelines for Preventing and Treating High
Blood Pressure (Hypertension)The American Heart Associations 2006 guidelines recommend that people should:Maintain a healthy weightExercise at...
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