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Medication Causes of Hypertension
Aka: Medication Causes of Hypertension, Hypertension due to Medications, Hypertension due to Herbals, Herbal Causes of Hypertension, Toxin Induced Hypertension
- Causes: Sodium retaining agents
- Oral Contraceptives (occurs in 5% of users)
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy
- Licorice
- High Sodium Antacids
- Mineralocorticoids
- Glucocorticoids or Corticosteroids
- Anabolic Steroids
- Causes: Miscellaneous agents
- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
- Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors (COX-2 Inhibitors such as Celebrex)
- Cyclosporine (significantly raises Blood Pressure)
- Levothyroxine (excessive dosing)
- Erythropoietin
- Growth Hormone
- Neurologic and psychiatric agents
- Venlafaxine (Effexor)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
- Tricyclic Antidepressants
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAO inhibitors)
- Lithium
- Clozapine (Clozaril)
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- Causes: Stimulants (Sympathomimetics)
- Ergonomic aids (e.g. Anabolic Steroids)
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines
- Caffeine
- Dietary supplements (e.g. Ephedra)
- Appetite Suppressants (e.g. Sibutramine)
- Decongestants (e.g. Pseudoephedrine, Afrin)
- Causes: Herbals
- Aniseed
- St. Johns Wort
- Capsicum
- Cola alkaloids
- Blue Cohosh
- Vervain
- Agnus cactus
- Calamus amines
- Broom alkaloids
- Bayberry
- Licorice
- Gensung
- Ginseng
- Guarana
- Ma Huang (Ephedra)
- Pau de Arco
- Coltsfoot
- Gentian
- Ginger
