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Asking My Dr. For New B/P & Migraine Meds? Beta Blockers.?
I am currently on the beta blocker Lopressor 25mg once a day for high blood pressure.
I am on Depakote for migraine prevention.
Both meds have a history of causing weight gain and I, sadly, am no exception.
Since September I have gained close to 30 pounds.
All I want to do is sleep. I can sleep for 14 hours at a time. Wake up, eat and go back to sleep. I'm usually even too tired to do my nightly bath routine.
( I mean like shaving & stuff that takes so long but is just for aethstetics I'm still washing)
My sex life with my husband is non-existant.
And perhaps one of the most disturbing side effects is the swelling of my legs! They are so swollen that I can push on them and they are "squishy" like Play-Doh! It actually leaves an impression!
My questions are:
1.) Is anyone else having this problem?
2.) Are there any other meds that I could ask about switching to that some of you have had success with?
Thanks!
1 Answer
- Anonymous5 years ago
Some of the causes of a migraine are ruptured blood vessels in the head. When blood rushed through these ruptured vessels at to high of a pressure, the result is a migraine, which could result in something much worse such as a hemorrhage. The beta blocker will reduce the blood pressure on these ruptured vessels, thus reducing migraine pain or migraine accurances.