Epoch_Zero
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I'm on the max dosage of Cymbalta, take medium dosage Wellbutrin, and take a minimal dose of Xanax when I need to, to either ward off a panic attack or keep myself level for something normal that I need to do.
But recently I've been noticing my blood pressure is waaay too high for my age - 33 - and I think it's due to the Cymbalta. Normally I would be around 130/85 (my family history of HBP and other wonderful heart ailments, plus anxiety) but now I'm getting readings around 150/95, 149/98, just really high readings like that. And I can only attribute it to my increase in anxiety lately and going full dosage of Cymbalta.
I talked to my PCP and she says if the medication is working then I should go on a beta blocker or another HBP medication to counteract these effects, but I really don't want to take yet more medication to counteract another medication.
Has anyone else had an SSRI or SNRI cause them to have a large elevation in blood pressure readings? If so, what did you do?
But recently I've been noticing my blood pressure is waaay too high for my age - 33 - and I think it's due to the Cymbalta. Normally I would be around 130/85 (my family history of HBP and other wonderful heart ailments, plus anxiety) but now I'm getting readings around 150/95, 149/98, just really high readings like that. And I can only attribute it to my increase in anxiety lately and going full dosage of Cymbalta.
I talked to my PCP and she says if the medication is working then I should go on a beta blocker or another HBP medication to counteract these effects, but I really don't want to take yet more medication to counteract another medication.
Has anyone else had an SSRI or SNRI cause them to have a large elevation in blood pressure readings? If so, what did you do?