Did the Drug Make My Blood Pressure Go Up?!


Question: Did the Drug Make My Blood Pressure Go Up!?
Three weeks ago I had a UTI!. The doctor put me on Bactrim DS for 10 days and it did the trick!. He told me to take the following every day to prevent recurrence:

500 mg Vitamin C
500 mg Cranberry
2 teaspoons of baking soda in a glass of water,
twice a day

I haven't had a recurrence but my blood pressure has gone sky high! Could any or all of these be causing it!? What about the Bactrim!? I can't find any info about how long it stays in your system!. While taking it I developed nightsweats and a metallic taste in my mouth which is going away but still bothers me!. Thanks for any help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Quit taking the baking soda!.!.!.that should do the trick within a day or so!. Baking soda is not intended for daily use!.!.!.

You can continue to take the cranberry and vitamin C, neither of those would elevate your BP!.

Excerpt from this website: http://ezinearticles!.com/!?Baking-Soda-Fo!.!.!.

"Baking soda is very high in sodium content and can be dangerous if used for the wrong reasons or in high amounts!. For example, excess use can lead to complications especially for people with conditions such as high blood pressure!.!.!."Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's more common for blood pressure to go down while taking this but there are exceptions which, of course, most M!. D's take with a grain of salt!. There is, however, no reason to believe this would cause elevated blood pressure for more than a few days after you've discontinued using this!. You will find the links, below, to be very helpful concerning any medication prescribed for you!. For some odd reason, I got far more results by typing only the first 4 letters into the Search box(!?) - hope this provides info' of interest to you !.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is quite possible that the high blood pressure is a reaction to the Bactrim!. Occasionally othr people have reported adverse affects including elevated blood pressure after taking it!. here is a link to the site - although I must stress the adverse affects are occasional and the drug is a good one to treat UTI!.

http://briandeer!.com/septrin/bactrim-eff!.!.!.

Then other items you mention would not cause high blood pressure and were reccommended as Bactrium can cause kidneu stones of you get dehydrated!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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