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Study: Beta blockers won t cause depression, but are linked to sleep issues
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New research shows concern that beta blockers could cause depression is unfounded, though the medications have been linked to sleep issues. Photo by frolicsomepl/Pixabay
Millions of people take a beta blocker regularly, and a new study brings good news: The medications will not raise the risk of depression.
Beta blockers are used to treat conditions such as heart failure, chest pains, high blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm.
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But it s long been suspected that the drugs may be linked with depression, anxiety, drowsiness, insomnia, hallucinations and nightmares.
Study reveals beta-blockers not likely to cause depression ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 16:02 IST
Dallas [US], March 15 (ANI): Beta-blockers (medications that reduce your blood pressure) treat various cardiovascular diseases and were not more likely to cause depression compared to other similar treatments, according to new research.
The research was published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. While depression may occur during beta-blocker therapy, the research suggests beta-blockers are not the likely cause.
Beta-blockers are a class of medications that reduce the heart rate, the heart s workload and the heart s output of blood, which, together, lower blood pressure. They are a common treatment for cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, arrhythmias, chest pains and high blood pressure. Researchers have suspected beta-blockers of having negative psychological side effects, including depression, anxiety, d
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Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression. But how reliable are these data, and which psychiatric side effects might indeed be caused by these drugs? These questions have been addressed by a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, whose comprehensive meta-analysis has been published in
Hypertension . While treatment with beta blockers was not found to be associated with an increased incidence of depression, some studies recorded higher levels of sleep disturbance.
Beta-adrenergic antagonists such as metoprolol or propranolol are among the drugs most commonly prescribed for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Their effect is to slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure, which is why they are used in patients with heart failure, arrhythmias, and high blood pressure. Beta blockers have repeatedly been linked to an increased risk of depression, but also othe
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