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What Causes High Blood Pressure After Taking Sudafed?
I went to the Dr with a cold--- had been taking sudafed --- always had normal to high normal blood pressure ... blood pressure was 171 over 90... Stopped taking Sudafed dropped to 142 over 75 two days later.. and now is at 136 over 70... Should I be concerned about Blood Pressure or just stop taking sudafed like decon.
Mon, 6 Feb 2017
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Sudafed can certainly raise you bp, so you should stop using it. Rather you can use local decongestant like xylometazoline nasal drops as and when needed. But frequent use should be avoided. Rather get the cause treated like if you have allergic manifestation then get prescribed steroid drops for some time. Also, you can try normal saline drops like nasoclear for your problem which are much safer.
Sudafed can certainly raise you bp, so you should stop using it. Rather you can use local decongestant like xylometazoline nasal drops as and when needed. But frequent use should be avoided. Rather get the cause treated like if you have allergic manifestation then get prescribed steroid drops for some time. Also, you can try normal saline drops like nasoclear for your problem which are much safer.
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