Is it safe to use the nicotine patch while taking a low dose of high blood pressure medicine ?

Answer 1

I am sorry to say that you cannot take nicotine anymore, in any form or dose.
These patches are highly unreliable and have resulted in Shock as well.
IT is used in schizophrenics post operatively to combat nausea and vomiting.

Use your will power.

Answer 2

No..but check with your doctor first. If you use a patch and take meds you want to make sure that it does not cause any complications with your medication. And if you use a patch, make sure you do not smoke at all. You can get too much nicotine from the patch and the smoking, which can cause a stroke..Best to call a doctor or ask the nurse, you dont have to see a doctor to ask a question especially if you have insurance and a private physician, if neither of these apply to you, then check with a pharmacist or call the nearest ER near you and ask the nurse there..Good luck..

Answer 3

First of all, there is no such thing as "the blood pressure", so "it" can't be either high nor low. There are four different pressures, all of which perform different functions, behave differently, don't rise and fall together, and they simply can't be lumped together and called "the Blood Pressure" That's just silly, and sloppy science. The way the cardiovascular system works is match "supply" with "demand, by varying Mean Arterial Pressure while also varying the impedance to blood flow by dilating or constricting blood vessels. It does this by varying both the pulse rate and the amount of blood pumped out at each stroke. So the Mean Pressure can NEVER be too high, - but of course -in cardiac failure, it can be too low. The brain sets the level of Mean pressure, which is {diastolic plus one-third of pulse-pressure} -pulse pressure being the difference between systolic (the top one) and diastolic (the lower one). It sets it at a level appropriate to deliver the correct bood supply to all the organs, including the heart, and the brain itself. Sometimes, in order to do this, higher than confortable levels of systolic pressures are the result. I don't know what age you are, but a rough rule of thumb for your systolic is "100 + your age".** (see source reference below). If it's wildly above that, it should be of concern. I swear by homeopathy, but only when orthodox medicine has failed you. So go see your doctor, and get the best advice and don't substitute homeopathic remedies until orthodoxy has failed. It probably will, because even the drugs companies admit that most of their medicines don't actually work! Then return to homeopathy. Inability to sleep has nothing to do with hypertension, and the pain in the back of your neck too is irrelevant. Get your doctor to investigate those separately. Pain relievers are mostly safe and effective, and sedatives to allow you to sleep (on a temporary basis) will assist.

Answer 4

sure, it's safe, just don't smoke while you use the patch, and be sure to monitor your blood pressure. If it is low dose,you may not even need it once you quit smoking.

Answer 5

Ask your pharmacist and/or doctor...Depends on rx and type/strength of patch and any other rx you may be on.

Answer 6

Ask your doctor! Don't hurt yourself.