I am 58 years old and in the past year have developed acne, again. The only change I can think of is my blood pressure medicine has been doubled in strength and I have added a new high blood pressure medicine. I will break out in white pustules overnight.
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Q: Can high blood pressure medicine cause adult acne?
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11/ 9/08 4:30am
I am 36 and have acne ..and I am suspicious that elevated blood pressure might be a cause..I don't take BL medication...but I think I suffer from high blood pressure..my head often feels hot and liek something's running around in it..good luck
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5/18/09 12:34pm
This is not an answer, but just wanted to say that I, too, am 58 years old, have moderately high BP and just had the dosage of my BP meds increased. I have begun to break out around my jawline and mouth area. Hope someone can come up with some info on this!
6/18/10 11:46pm
This isn't an answer either, but I thought you might like to know that others are experiencing the same problem. I've been taking BP medication for 5 years to treat migraines and have also been having bad breakouts ever since. I only recently thought there was a correlation because I tried to decrease the BP medication dosage (acne also went away). The lower dose didn't help the migraines, so I had to go back to the regular dose. The acne came back. It, too, is along my jawline and mouth.
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