Why does Effexor incease blood pressure??

Posted by Dauphine on May 4, 2004, at 16:32:17

If anyone has the chemical knowledge to answer this question I am very curious. I am on 75 mg/day and it has increased my blood pressure to about 150/100. Before I started it was normal around 125/80. I have had blood pressure problems in the past for no reason -- I am young, fairly active and possibly underweight, but I do smoke about 2 cigarettes a day. I do not take any other medications except for birth control (progestin only pill). I read the PDR for Effexor and still do not understand what it is about it that increases blood pressure -- does anyone out there know?
Dauphine

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Why does Effexor incease blood pressure?? Dauphine 5/4/04
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