Notes on the various types of blood pressure medications:
- Diuretics act on the kidneys to get rid of salt and on the blood vessels to reduce resistance.
- Beta-blockers lower blood pressure by slowing the heart and decreasing the force of cardiac contractions.
- Vasodilators act on the arteries to widen them.
- ACE inhibitors act as both vasodilators and diuretics by inhibiting the production of angiotensin, a powerful vasoconstictor hormone which also acts on the adrenal glands to keep more sodium in the body.
“Real” allopathic drugs used in the treatment of Hypertension:
- Accupril
- Acebutolol (Sectral)
- Adalat (Procardia)
- Adalat (Procardia)
- Aldactazide
- Aldactone
- Aldomet
- Altace
- Amiloride with HCl (Moduretic)
- Amlodipine (Norvasc)
- Amlodipine and Benzaepril Hcl (Lotrel)
- Atacand
- Atenolol (Tenormin)
- Atenolol with Chlorthalidone (Tenoretic)
- Avalide
- Avapro
- Benazepril (Lotensin)
- Calan
- Capoten
- Capozide
- Captopril (Capoten)
- Captopril W/ Hcl (Capozide)
- Cardene
- Cardizem
- Cardura
- Carvedilol (Coreg)
- Catapres
- Chlorothiazide (Diuril)
- Chlorthalidone (Hygroton)
- Clonidine (Catapres)
- Coreg
- Corgard
- Corzide
- Covera-hs (Calan)
- Cozaar
- Dilacor Sr (Cardizem)
- Diltiazem (Cardizem)
- Diovan
- Diavan Hct (Diovan)
- Diuril
- Doxazosin (Cardura)
- Dyazide
- Dynacirc
- Enalapril (Vasotec)
- Enalapril W/ Feloipine (Lexxel)
- Enalapril W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Vaseretic)
- Esidrix (Hydrodiuril)
- Felodipine (Plendil)
- Fosinopril (Monopril)
- Furosemide (Lasix)
- Guanabenz (Wytensin)
- Guanfacine (Tenex)
- Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril)
- Hydrochlorothiazide W/ Triamterene (Dyazide)
- Hydrodiuri
- Hygroton
- Hytrin
- Hyzaar
- Indapamide (Lozol)
- Inderal
- Inderide
- Irbesartan (Avapro)
- Isoptin (Calan)
- Isradipine (Dynacird)
- Labetalol (Normodyne)
- Lasix
- Lexxel
- Lisinopril (Zestril)
- Lisinopril W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic)
- Lopressor
- Losartan Potassium (Cozaar)
- Losartan Potassium W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Hyzaar)
- Lotensin
- Lotrel
- Lozol
- Mavik
- Maxzide (Dyazide)
- Methyldopa (Aldomet)
- Metolazone (Zaroxolyn)
- Metoprolol (Lopressor)
- Minipress
- Moduretic
- Moexipril (Univasc)
- Moexipril W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Uniretic)
- Monopril
- Mykrox (Zarololyn)
- Nadolol (Corgard)
- Nadolol W/ Bendroflumethiazide (Corgard)
- Nicardipine (Cardene)
- Nifedipine (Procardia)
- Nisoldipine (Sular)
- Norodyne
- Norvasc
- Pindolol (Visken)
- Plendil
- Prazosin (Minipress)
- Prinivil (Zestril)
- Prinizide (Zestoretic)
- Procardia
- Propranolol (Inderal)
- Propranolol W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Inderide)
- Quinapril (Accupril)
- Ramipril (Altace)
- Reserpine, Hydralzaine, Hydrochlorothiazide (Ser-ap-es)
- Sectral
- Ser-ap-es
- Spironolactone (Aldactone
- Spironolactone W/ Hydrochlrothiazide (Aldactazide)
- Sular
- Tarka
- Tectuma
- Tenex
- Tenoretic
- Tenormin
- Terazosin (Hytrin)
- Thalitone (Hygroton)
- Tiazac (Cardizem)
- Toprol-xl (Lopressor)
- Trandate (Normodyne)
- Trandolapril (Mavik)
- Trandolapril W/ Verapamil (Tarka)
- Triamterene W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide)
- Uniretic
- Univasc
- Valsartan (Diovan)
- Valsartan W/ Hydrochlorothiazide (Diovan)
- Vaseretic
- Vasotec
- Verapamil (Calan)
- Verelan (Calan
- Visken
- Wytensin
- Zaroxolyn
- Zestoretic
- Zestril
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Some side effects of blood pressure medication include:
- Angina (Beta Blockers)
- Arrhythmias (Beta Blockers)
- Constipation
- Depression
- Dizziness
- Dry cough non-productive and chronic
- Fatigue
- Hair Loss
- Harmful to the fetus (ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers)
- Headaches
- High Triglycerides
- Impotence
- Insomnia
- Kidney failure (ACE Inhibitors)
- Muscle cramps and pains
- Nausea
- Rashes
- Swelling of face and lips
- Swollen ankles (Calcium channel blockers)
Helpful Links & References:
- High Blood Pressure core causes and natural treatments: /SpecificDiseases/high_blood_pressure1.htm
- Side Effects of blood pressure medications: https://www.buzzle.com/articles/blood-pressure-medication-side-effects.html