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Forum - High Blood Pressure Forum
Topic - Mayer Waves and blood pressure regulation

Some of my friends -- have dismissed the resperate as quack science. However, before I bought my unit, I researched on the web and came to the conclusion that there is a considerable body of evidence that blood pressure regulation is a very complex mechanism that consists of...

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What are the possible side effects of the blood pressure drug lotrel?

Topic - Medication Interactions

Q: Can Lotrel for high BP cause high cholesterol? A: High blood pressure and high cholesterol, or blood fat levels, are two conditions that frequently are seen together. Both should be treated as each increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. The drug Lotrel is not known to cause high blood fat levels.

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Medication: Tenormin/ atenolol (Beta blocker)

Topic - Medication: Tenormin/ atenolol (Beta blocker)

How Tenormin Reduces Blood Pressure Tenormin (atenolol) is one of a class of blood pressure medication called Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent or more commonly known as Beta Blockers. Beta blockers are a class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline. By blocking the action of the involuntary nervous system on the heart, beta blockers relieve stress on the heart. Tenormin slows the heart beat, lessens the force with which the heart muscle contracts and reduces blood vessel contraction in the heart, brain, and throughout the body, thus lowering blood pressure. Other Beta Blockers include Coreg, Inderal, Toprol XL and Ziac. Although these medications...