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What Causes Low BP While On Antibiotics?

I am on medication for high blood pressure and a heart attack. lately all of a sudden my blood pressure drops significantly and i need to sit an rest until it comes back to normal or a little high. what is causing this it isn t near the time i take my morning 6.25 carvedilol. It just dropped to 98/62. I actually feel best at a little above 120/80.
Mon, 8 Aug 2016
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Thanks for contacting with your health concern and Carvedilol is a beta blocker which is given in hypertension, angina, heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction.

1. Since it is a beta blocker thus causes bradycardia,syncope,dizziness, which could be the cause of drop in blood pressure thus ask your attending doctor/cardiologist to suggest an alternate/substitute medicine

2. When on Carvedilol also look out for headache,fatigue,asthenia,arthralgia,urinary incontinence,edema,diarrhhea,nausea, hyperglycemia,weight gain,cough, abnormal vision.

3. Regularly monitor parametres like: heart rate, blood pressure,liver function & blood urea nitrogen (BUN).

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What Causes Low BP While On Antibiotics?

Dear Thanks for contacting with your health concern and Carvedilol is a beta blocker which is given in hypertension, angina, heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction. 1. Since it is a beta blocker thus causes bradycardia,syncope,dizziness, which could be the cause of drop in blood pressure thus ask your attending doctor/cardiologist to suggest an alternate/substitute medicine 2. When on Carvedilol also look out for headache,fatigue,asthenia,arthralgia,urinary incontinence,edema,diarrhhea,nausea, hyperglycemia,weight gain,cough, abnormal vision. 3. Regularly monitor parametres like: heart rate, blood pressure,liver function & blood urea nitrogen (BUN).