my mom has got a relapse of depression after she stopped taking zoloft for half a year. now she has to take it again(50mg/day). she has been using it for 20 days. it seems the situation is getting worse. once she moves around a little, her blood pressure is going high to 170. could you please let me know if it is because of zoloft side effect or the depression? is it necessary for her to continue to take the medicine? your advice is highly appreciated.
yes your mom needs to continue her meds, however don’t automatically assume that hypertension is one of the side affects, some times with depression people can also encounter anxiety, which can cause HTN, she should talk to DR. FIRST, many meds should not be stopped suddenly
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Yes some antidepressants can cause high BP. Have her go back to the doctors and ask for a BP med. Ziac is an example. My mom is on Elavil, and has high BP, they put her on a med to lower it and it works great. Also have her ask the doc about a Beta blocker. Beta-blockers reduce the heart rate and the heart’s output of blood.
Make sure she takes care of this as quickly as possible, blood pressure is not a good thing to fool around with.
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yes your mom needs to continue her meds, however don’t automatically assume that hypertension is one of the side affects, some times with depression people can also encounter anxiety, which can cause HTN, she should talk to DR. FIRST, many meds should not be stopped suddenly
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