Can Ambien Be Taken For Insomnia Along With High Blood Pressure?

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014

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Mon, 24 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : I am a 52 year-old woman with high blood pressure. I take Ambien almost every night for insomnia. It obviously helps me sleeps and is correlated with lowered blood pressure. Is this a problem?

Answered by Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No it is not a problem

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

Lowering of blood pressure by Ambien is common occurrence and not a problem. In case your BP remains welll below 140/90 following ambien than there is no need to take antihypertensives.

In case during 24 hours duration you see abnormal reading of blood pressure (> 140/90) than you need to take anti hypertensives after consulting a physician.

Hope I am able to address your concerns. If you have any more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards
Dr Ashok Kumar

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju