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What Causes Shortness Of Breath With High BP And Taking Clindamycin?

i have started taking clindamycin cin hcl my bp is really high i just took it 207/126 63. i initially was on amoxicillin and hydrocodon for tooth sat. sunday i experienced shortness of breath disorientation and i checked my bp and it was off the chart. my wife drove me to emergency rm. was there tot of two days. was released on tues w/ prescription for this clindamycin.
Tue, 23 Feb 2016
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Clindamycin is not causing hypertension or breathlessness.
So clindamycin is not a cause for your current symptoms.
In my opinion, your breathlessness is due to uncontrolled hypertension. Blood pressure of 207/126 mmhg is considered as very high.
And this can cause hypertensive heart failure. This in turn cause breathlessness.
So blood pressure control is must in your case today relieve the symptoms of breathlessness.
You may need diuretic drugs and additional antihypertensive drug to control blood pressure.
So consult your doctor and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath With High BP And Taking Clindamycin?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. Clindamycin is not causing hypertension or breathlessness. So clindamycin is not a cause for your current symptoms. In my opinion, your breathlessness is due to uncontrolled hypertension. Blood pressure of 207/126 mmhg is considered as very high. And this can cause hypertensive heart failure. This in turn cause breathlessness. So blood pressure control is must in your case today relieve the symptoms of breathlessness. You may need diuretic drugs and additional antihypertensive drug to control blood pressure. So consult your doctor and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.