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That's an important consequence to consider. One that often gets omitted. Many drugs - like blood pressure drugs - often have depression as a side effect but i
by starkd 4y ago
That's an important consequence to consider. One that often gets omitted. Many drugs - like blood pressure drugs - often have depression as a side effect but it gets overlooked.
- spoiler 4y agoMy mother recently started taking these, and she doesn't have a very great mental health history to begin with. Do you have more information on this, and/or if this can somehow be mitigated?
- ceejayoz 4y agoShe really should discuss with her doctor, if possible. They can absolutely mess with mood, but in both directions. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/blood-pressure-medications-may-affect-your-mood https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/blood-pressure-...
- starkd 4y agoyes. discuss with doctor. But, surprisingly, many doctors don't even address the issue. They just dispense the pills. Patients need to press the issue.
- spoiler 4y agoAh yes, I wanted to arm her with some information (and I value a HN reference above a _more random_ internet source) about it so she can see with her doctor. Doctors in Croatia tend to be very flippant with medications. This goes as far as pharmacies having to sometime refuse giving medications due to known adverse interactions (sometimes dangerous even). Apparently their software should warn them of this the same way pharmacies get alerted of it, but I guess they dont care?
- starkd 4y agoI think they care. But moderate level depression is not even considered an interaction, so often it gets dismissed as an annoying side effect you just need to learn to live with. Often the patient themselves doesn't even recognize it as a consequence of the drug, it just becomes their reality.
- starkd 4y agoSometimes you can lower blood pressure with alternatives, like diet, excercise or relaxation techniques. Sometimes a simple diuretic can do the trick. I've heard many doctors say a diuretic should always be tried first. It's also complicated by the fact that blood pressure is highly individual. There doesn't seem to be one level that is good for all.
- acuozzo 4y ago> Many drugs - like blood pressure drugs - often have depression as a side effect Any idea if this applies to Amlodipine-Benazepril?
- starkd 4y agoI think most of them do. That's why I would first try diuretics. If that's not enough, try the other ones.
- modulated 4y agoTake a look at this study [0]. No drugs associated with higher rates of depression but amlodipine found to be protective. [0]: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15605 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120....