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These medicines help lower blood pressure in a number of ways. They help to lower the heart rate and make the heart pump with less force.
They may be used with other medicines for high blood pressure, like drugs that widen blood vessels and water pills. People with asthma may not be able to take these medicines. If you start to wheeze, call your doctor or seek medical help right away.
Benefits
These medicines can help lower high blood pressure. They are often prescribed for people who have high blood pressure and heart disease and/or angina (heart-related chest pains).
Some things to watch for:
- Feeling tired or weak. This feeling often goes away after a few weeks. In some cases, you may need a lower dose. Tell your doctor if you have these symptoms.
- Slow heartbeat or heartbeat that skips. Your doctor can change your dose. Contact him or her if this symptom occurs.
- Sexual side effects. These include a loss of desire and erectile dysfunction (having trouble getting or keeping an erection).
- Cold hands and feet
- Changes in blood sugar levels for people with diabetes
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