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What Causes Severe Redness On The Face While Treating Hypertension?

Hi. I m a male 58 taking lisinopril/htcz 20/12.5 at 7 am & Lisinopril 10mg at 9:30 pm daily to control high blood pressure. Had a chyo-ablation a few years ago & A-Fib has subsided. But I have a red face daily. It s redder with exercise, stress, or alcohol, but it s always red. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being beet red, it s a 7-8, rosey red, and warm. Cardiologist, family doc, & dermitologist say not to worry, because I have no other symptoms & bp is 130/90. Blood screening tests are ok. But people ask me almost daily why my face is so red. I d like to get it back to normal, cremes don t work. It started 4-5 years ago & is getting worse.
Mon, 8 Oct 2018
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Hi,

I understand your concern. Red face following exercise is a normal reaction in 90% of the cases, its due to cutaneous vasodilatation. Like your cardiologist and dermatologist this could be perfectly normal but however, do you experience any nausea, palpitation, giddiness or diarrhea following exercise? If yes then other conditions have to be ruled out!

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Melita Wesley,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes Severe Redness On The Face While Treating Hypertension?

Hi, I understand your concern. Red face following exercise is a normal reaction in 90% of the cases, its due to cutaneous vasodilatation. Like your cardiologist and dermatologist this could be perfectly normal but however, do you experience any nausea, palpitation, giddiness or diarrhea following exercise? If yes then other conditions have to be ruled out! Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Melita Wesley, General & Family Physician