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Moderate hypertension and psychedelics?

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Rock1084

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Hi there,
I am 31 years of age and have had hypertension since my early 20s. No known causes, possibly chronic stress (work, uni etc) as it can come right down to ~120/50ish if I sit still for a while or meditate. No other cardiac risk factors (healthy diet, lifestyle). I have recently been put on 4mg of Candestartan cilexetil (ACE inhibitor) at my request for piece of mind that it is being adequately controlled.

I'm wondering if I should exercise any caution taking psychedelics (shrooms mostly, but maybe ayahuasca in the future, maybe LSD if oportunity strikes)?

Thanks :\
 
What would your blood pressure be if you didnt take the medication.
Im the same age as you and I was put on amlodipine (which I quit) and my BP is between 130-140/90 normally and up to 160/100 when stressed.

After I quit the medication and also measuring (I was fed up with it all) I took some speed and psychedelics once in a while.Maybe I should try measuring while on these drugs.
 
Psychedelics will make your BP rise. There's a vasoconstriction effect.

It's hard to know if it'll bring you into the danger zone, tho. You'll have to try it. A good idea will be to try some a low dose and check your BP a couple times during the trip, just to see.

I do not notice any interaction between an ACE inhibitor or any other BP med and psychedelics.
 
Thanks for the responses.
Unmedicated during normal day to day activities it hovers between 130-150/50-65, which is a very broad range I know.
If I am sitting absolutely still for a few mins it will drop down to 120-127/50-65.

As long as there's no interactions between the medications and psychedelics then I'm comfortable with that. A temporal increase in BP while tripping doesn't worry me too much I guess, but I will measure it next time.

Second question, would the MAOI component in an ayahuasca concoction play any havoc while on meds?
 
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