BP meds

[Dr. K]

Does anyone take medication for high blood pressure?  Which medications are Gluten Free?

[GFinDC]

I take lisinopril.  No problems with it gluten-wise.

[cyclinglady]

Hubby takes metoprolol tartrate.  We do check to make sure it is gluten free by contacting the manufacturer, Mylan and checking Pillbox (a government website):

https://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/pillimage/search.php

Your pharmacist and doctor should be able to guide you.  If not, find another one.  

Edited April 18, 2020 by cyclinglady

[Guest]

On 4/18/2020 at 1:56 PM, cyclinglady said:

Hubby takes metoprolol tartrate.  We do check to make sure it is gluten free by contacting the manufacturer, Mylan and checking Pillbox (a government website):

https://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/pillimage/search.php

Your pharmacist and doctor should be able to guide you.  If not, find another one.  

Hi cyclinglady, is your husband still taking metoprolol and if so, is Mylan's still gluten free? I am supposed to start this medicine and I've been diagnosed with celiac this year and I am freaking out about it.  Thank you

[Scott Adams]

You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication:

To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area.

• https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/ 

 

[knitty kitty]

@jbrguy,

Have you been checked for nutritional deficiencies?  Many newly diagnosed Celiacs suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies, especially the eight B vitamins, Vitamin D and magnesium.  The B vitamins like thiamine are water soluble and easily excreted if not needed.  Thiamine B 1 has been shown to lower blood pressure.  

Interesting Reading:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853610/