As we all know, drugs generally have an impact on the human body. Some drugs have positive effects, so they can treat many diseases. While they have positive effects, sometimes there will be some side effects, such as common hormone drugs, which may cause our blood sugar to rise and blood pressure to rise.
As families with hypertension patients, it is crucial to understand drugs that can raise blood pressure. So which drugs commonly found in life can cause blood pressure to rise? How should we prevent it? These 4 common drugs may cause the body's blood pressure to rise. Patients with hypertension should quickly learn about it.
1.Licorice
Licorice is a Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of relieving emergency and relieving pain, neutralizing the toxicity of drugs, nourishing the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing heat and detoxifying. So many times, we can see the shadow of licorice in complete Chinese medicine prescriptions, but if this drug is used alone, it may lead to an increase in blood pressure. If this drug is only mixed with the prescription prescribed by the doctor, you generally don’t need to worry, because the synergistic effect of the drug will generally offset the side effect of licorice.
2. Oral contraceptive pill
Contraceptive pill is mainly used to inhibit the discharge of eggs, and at the same time, by changing the internal environment of the cervix, it makes it difficult for sperm to find a place to live. These drugs contain a large amount of hormones, which are effective for contraception. However, intake of a large amount of hormones in a short period of time will affect the body's self-regulation ability to a certain extent, which will lead to increased blood pressure or blood sugar.
3. Steroid hormone
Steroid hormone, also known as steroid hormone, has a relatively obvious effect on body development, immune regulation, skin disease treatment and fertility control. But it is always a hormone drug, and raising blood pressure is also a very common side reaction.
4. NSAIDs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as acetaminophen , ibuprofen , etc. These drugs can play a better role in anti-inflammatory , especially for the treatment of joint diseases, have good effects and can anti-inflammatory and analgesic. But these drugs may also cause increased blood pressure.
In addition to this, there are cocaine, amphetamine, erythropoietin, etc., which may affect blood pressure. If you want to prevent it, you should promptly inform your doctor about your blood pressure before taking these drugs, and ask the doctor to help you regulate antihypertensive drugs to fight the possible blood pressure increase problems caused by these drugs. And you don’t need to worry too much. As long as you actively find solutions to the problem, you can generally solve the problem.
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