Over recent months I have had two near identical inquiries about dangerously elevated blood pressure, both involving young women, one resulting in stroke.
Before I go further, I recognise that the following is a difficult topic to deal with because it involves an inexact science, emotions and risk. I am about to present one viewpoint that I feel is well supported by what we know of human physiology. However; there is never a "One size fits all" solution to complex health issues, so what I am writing here needs to be applied with caution on a case by case basis. We are all the same while all being different. Human beings are incredibly complex and unpredictable creatures, so please take care!
The common factor is both were, and as far as I know, are still taking antidepressant drugs in the class of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's). On both occasions, to my knowledge, the treating doctors never suggested
Before I go further, I recognise that the following is a difficult topic to deal with because it involves an inexact science, emotions and risk. I am about to present one viewpoint that I feel is well supported by what we know of human physiology. However; there is never a "One size fits all" solution to complex health issues, so what I am writing here needs to be applied with caution on a case by case basis. We are all the same while all being different. Human beings are incredibly complex and unpredictable creatures, so please take care!
The common factor is both were, and as far as I know, are still taking antidepressant drugs in the class of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's). On both occasions, to my knowledge, the treating doctors never suggested
