Extra considerations for fighting off illnesses if you have high blood pressure

KATE:WELCOME BACK...TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS MAP.THIS SHOWS
JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THE FLU IS
NATIONWIDE.ALMOST EVERY STATE
HAS SOMEONE DIAGNOSED WITH THE
FLU..THE CDC RELEASING NEW
NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON...MORE
THAN 12 MILLION AMERICANS MAY
NOW HAVE THE FLU.DOCTORS FEAR
THIS FLU SEASON COULD LAST
UNTIL MID-APRIL.WITH THIS FLU
SEASON BEING CALLED "ONE OF
THE WORST," MANY PEOPLE ARE
TURNING TO OVER THE COUNTER
MEDICATION TO FIGHT OFF THE
COLD AND FLU.BUT THERE ARE
HEALTH RISKS WITH POPULAR
MEDICINES, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO SUFFER FROM HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE.SO HERE TO EXPLAIN
HOW OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES
AFFECT THE BODY IS DR. VIVEK
GOSWAMI, A CARDIOLOGIST AT
HEART HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN.
WELCOME..
PEOPLE WITH HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
THE USE OF DECONGESTANTS MAY
RAISE BLOOD PRESSURE OR
INTERFERE WITH THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME
PRESCRIBED BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICATIONS. BE AWARE OF OVER-
THE-COUNTER COLD AND FLU
PREPARATIONS THAT CONTAIN
DECONGESTANTS SUCH AS:
OXYMETAZOLINEPHENYLEPHRINE
PSEUDOEPHEDRINEALWAYS READ THE
LABELS ON ALL OVER-THE-COUNTER
MEDICATIONS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HBP
OR HYPERTENSION). LOOK FOR
WARNINGS TO THOSE WITH HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE AND TO THOSE
WHO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICATIONS.IF YOU HAVE HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE AND CERTAINLY
IF YOU ARE ON PRESCRIPTION
MEDICATION, CONSULT YOUR
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL BEFORE
TAKING ANY OTC MEDICATIONS OR
SUPPLEMENTS.
SOME OVER-THE-COUNTER
MEDICATIONS ARE HIGH IN
SODIUM, WHICH CAN ALSO RAISE
BLOOD PRESSURE. LOOK AT THE
ACTIVE AND INACTIVE
INGREDIENTS LISTS FOR WORDS
LIKE "SODIUM" OR "SODA." NOTE
THE AMOUNT OF SODIUM IN THE
MEDICATION. PEOPLE WITH HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE SHOULD CONSUME
LESS THAN 1,500 MG OF SODIUM
PER DAY FROM ALL SOURCES ONE
DOSE OF SOME OTCS CAN CONTAIN
MORE THAN A WHOLE DAY'S
ALLOWANCE.
THE CHANGE, THE FIRST IN 14
YEARS, MEANS THAT 46 PERCENT
OF U.S. ADULTS, MANY OF THEM
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Extra considerations for fighting off illnesses if you have high blood pressure

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