What is the safest anti depressant for a hypertensive patient on beta blockers and calcium channel blockers?
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Most commonly used antidepressants interact with beta blockers and calcium channel blockers to greater or lesser degrees through the CYP 3A4 system, generally resulting in intensified levels and effects of both, and possibly resulting in toxicity. That said, it's rarely a major clinical problem if doses are started low and heart rate / blood pressure is monitored; if the doses of the antihypertensive agents need to be decreased, they can be.
The sun. It is not a drug, but just being in the bright sunlight for a few minutes a day has been proven to help your depression.
As far as prescription drugs. see a doctor. They can change you from beta blockers to a diuretic which will achieve the same thing. There is some way available to help you. Let a doctor who knows how do it.
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