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I hope I'm posting this in the right place --
I have had persistent, moderate high blood pressure for years, and my doctor recently switched me from lisinopril to bystolic (sp?). The former, as I understand it, is an ACE inhibitor, while the latter is one of the "new generation" of beta blackers (whatever that means). I tolerated the lisinopril well (rarely had any coughing episodes), but it just wasn't doing its job well for me -- the bystolic has controlled it much better, and I haven't noticed any untoward side effects to date.
My doctor has several patients who are divers, and he's very interested in an answer to this question -- what bp meds are considered more or less safe for divers? Is there a ranking anywhere where they are listed based on what's considered most to least safe? Has DAN issed anything on this subject? I ran a quick search, but wasn't finding what I was looking for.
Thanks for any help.
I have had persistent, moderate high blood pressure for years, and my doctor recently switched me from lisinopril to bystolic (sp?). The former, as I understand it, is an ACE inhibitor, while the latter is one of the "new generation" of beta blackers (whatever that means). I tolerated the lisinopril well (rarely had any coughing episodes), but it just wasn't doing its job well for me -- the bystolic has controlled it much better, and I haven't noticed any untoward side effects to date.
My doctor has several patients who are divers, and he's very interested in an answer to this question -- what bp meds are considered more or less safe for divers? Is there a ranking anywhere where they are listed based on what's considered most to least safe? Has DAN issed anything on this subject? I ran a quick search, but wasn't finding what I was looking for.
Thanks for any help.