Hi everyone,
Just a quick inquiry on potential side effect of circumstances...
I've always had very low BP (100/60 on average) but lately it has moved up into the alarmingly high, danger zones.
I'm thinking it could be the result of stopping my CaMag supplement --had decided to stay off Mag since it was affecting loose stools early on and did not want to upset my good progress.
Could it be the Budesonide?
I also have been drinking licorice root tea (the real stuff) every night, and I make it very strong as I love the taste and it feels very nurturing to my GI system. Interestingly, in a quick exploration today I found that this is also supposedly a contributor to high BP.
Just curious if anyone else has had a similar issue.
Thanks much!
High Blood pressure- new onset- Low Mag or Budesonide?
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According to published research, corticosteroids can cause an increase in BP. But the increase shouldn't be large in most cases. Here's my own personal experience with hypertension:
Several years ago I had an allergic reaction to bactrim. This happened as I began my third regimen of bactrim (IOW, I had already had two back to back 2-week treatments for some dental work). Apparently I already had a chronic magnesium deficiency because I can look back and see the symptoms (such as BP increases). Anyway, the bactrim finished off my meager magnesium reserves and I had some fairly severe symptoms to show for it. One of those symptoms was severe hypertension, mixed with occasional episodes (during the wee hours of the morning), when I would wake up with my heart racing, rapid, shallow, breathing, and hypotension. My doctors didn't have a clue, but after I figured it out and tripled my magnesium dose, all the symptoms disappeared. My blood pressure went back to normal.
Calcium depletes magnesium, that's why the magnesium is in the CaMag products. You use up the magnesium in those tablets while processing the calcium, so there's no net magnesium gain — there may even be a loss. I take 300 mg of magnesium every day — 100 mg with each meal. Taking a big dose at one time doesn't allow your body enough time to absorb much of it, and the unabsorbed magnesium that's left over in your gut can cause diarrhea. Spreading out the dose during the day maximizes the absorption and minimizes the risk of causing diarrhea. Magnesium glycinate is the least likely form of magnesium to cause D. Magnesium oxide is the most likely form to cause D.
I hope this helps.
Tex
Several years ago I had an allergic reaction to bactrim. This happened as I began my third regimen of bactrim (IOW, I had already had two back to back 2-week treatments for some dental work). Apparently I already had a chronic magnesium deficiency because I can look back and see the symptoms (such as BP increases). Anyway, the bactrim finished off my meager magnesium reserves and I had some fairly severe symptoms to show for it. One of those symptoms was severe hypertension, mixed with occasional episodes (during the wee hours of the morning), when I would wake up with my heart racing, rapid, shallow, breathing, and hypotension. My doctors didn't have a clue, but after I figured it out and tripled my magnesium dose, all the symptoms disappeared. My blood pressure went back to normal.
Calcium depletes magnesium, that's why the magnesium is in the CaMag products. You use up the magnesium in those tablets while processing the calcium, so there's no net magnesium gain — there may even be a loss. I take 300 mg of magnesium every day — 100 mg with each meal. Taking a big dose at one time doesn't allow your body enough time to absorb much of it, and the unabsorbed magnesium that's left over in your gut can cause diarrhea. Spreading out the dose during the day maximizes the absorption and minimizes the risk of causing diarrhea. Magnesium glycinate is the least likely form of magnesium to cause D. Magnesium oxide is the most likely form to cause D.
I hope this helps.
Tex
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