does halls cough drop raise your blood pressure?

Answer 1

No.

The ingredients in various Halls cough drops (and almost all other cough drops) are Menthol and/or Benzacaine. The first soothes and can suppress the cough reflex, the second is a numbing medication good for a sore throat, etc.

Neither raise your blood pressure.

The common medication used for cough/cold/flu, etc. over the counter that causes blood pressure to go up is Sudafed (pseudophedrine). It will always be listed under "Active Ingredients" if it is in a medication.

And even then, the rise in blood pressure is temporary and very mild in most people, so as to big absolutely no big deal at all. Physical activity can raise your blood pressure more and is considered a healthy response.

It is the high blood pressure over a long period of time (years), even at rest, that is the biggest problem for most.

(...but, to be thorough, extremely high blood pressure even for brief moments can be life-threatening...leading to heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure).

But I have really digressed from your question.

The answer is no.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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