Does anyone know if you can take Diet pills while taking high blood pressure medication.
I have a GP appointment next week and was wondering if anyone knew if you could take zenicol to aid a 6 stone weight loss programme while taking High Blood Pressure Medication
kathy,
the question was, could these drugs be mixed, not your opinion, i also stated that i was visiting the GP next week. If you cannot answer the question then please don’t
Thank you Rhianna,
I take 10mg Amlodopine and 4 Mg Coversil a day, just for high blood pressure, i have no heart complaint.
Xenical (orlistat) does not really have any significant drug interactions.
However a couple of words of warning, first though chemically Xenical does produce weight loss, it does so by causing reduction of fat absorption. This causes wind, liquid diarrhoea, ‘accidents’, abdominal cramp and foul smelling liquid stool. These side effects can be reduced by eating a very low fat diet.
In supervised studies patients lost and sustained the loss of quite a lot of weight, unfortunately these experiences are often not repeated in the community.
Statistically diet + exercise is more successful for those that stick to it. Another advantage is that vigorous exercise also reduces blood pressure.
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Yes I have taken them on blood pressure drugs. They didn’t bloody work but I took them!
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Combining drugs without the advice of a doctor or pharmacist can be a risky business.
According to the book From the Heart, over 50% of people don’t use their medications properly. They combine drugs that shouldn’t be combined, don’t follow the instructions for when or how to take them (morning or night, with food or fluids, etc.), they fail to take their medications regularly, or they take too much.
Ten percent of hospital admissions are due to medication misuse.
Self medicating with over-the-counter or herbal remedies in combination with your prescribed meds can be dangerous. The interaction between medications can increase, decrease, or change the effects of a drug.
To be safe, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
You can also check out http://www.smart-heart-living.com where you’ll find a wealth of information on exercise and diet that may help you in your goal to lose weight safely.
Good luck with your weight loss and take care you don’t get yourself into trouble by mixing meds.
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http://www.smart-heart-living.com
From the Heart by Kathy Kastian
It depends entirely on the BP medication you are taking, what is the name of the drug? You need to check with your Doctor or Pharmacist. Tell them the exact name of the medications you are taking and they will tell you if there are any interactions.
If you edit your question with the name of the blood pressure medication you are taking, I will check and see if there are any interactions. There shouldn’t be any interactions.
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Hi, there are no interactions between Amlodpine, Coversil and Zenical.
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Registered Nurse
Xenical (orlistat) does not really have any significant drug interactions.
However a couple of words of warning, first though chemically Xenical does produce weight loss, it does so by causing reduction of fat absorption. This causes wind, liquid diarrhoea, ‘accidents’, abdominal cramp and foul smelling liquid stool. These side effects can be reduced by eating a very low fat diet.
In supervised studies patients lost and sustained the loss of quite a lot of weight, unfortunately these experiences are often not repeated in the community.
Statistically diet + exercise is more successful for those that stick to it. Another advantage is that vigorous exercise also reduces blood pressure.
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GP for more years than I care to remember