Does Miralax Raise Blood Pressure (Page 2)

I've never had a blood pressure issue and since taking MiraLAX for a week for constipation my lood pressure was 166/104! Could it be the MiraLAX?

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I have been off bp medicine for 6 months and it has been controlled. Still having bowel problems and my doctor wants me to take a full dose morning and night; and a double dose if I'm really constipated, so I have started it again. Thought my higher bp was just because of constipation. I took a double dose last night and woke up feeling horrid. My bp was 200/123 and thought I would die. Took bp medicine and it finally went down. Hate taking miralax anyway because of bloating etc. I really feel miralax is the cause looking back to when I started taking it again. Prune juice for me. I am 67 yrs. Old.

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my blood pressure has been up since I started using the miralax 2x a day.

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The exact same thing happened to me. Miralax prep before my colonoscopy, no previous BP issues, the anesthesiologist told me that during the procedure it went up over 200 3 different times. Remaining dangerously high for the next 2 days I called and urgently requested a script to bring it down when 190/100. I will see a Cardiologist next week and hope that this is a temp. side effect.

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I just got out of the hospital. I was given some very expensive tests due to high BP. The doctors found nothing but they gave me a BP medication that I plan on taking tonight. I took my Miralax and I can feel my BP is high. It was recommended for me because I have a SCI and I had to have a colostomy. This is very upsetting. Now I owe a huge medical bill. It seems like a lot of people have this reaction. Why does'nt Miralax have a warning?

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I am with you, Sam! The exact same thing happened to me. I ended up hospitalised and waited to CAT scan and an MRI. I have a $3000 deductible on my insurance that Just started over so now I have to pay out all because of the MiraLAX

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I had a urinary catheter inserted after prostate operation and was told to take Miralax and yes the Miralax worked to give me soft stools, but it also spiked my blood pressure to 170/100. Had to stop it.

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Nadine, I stopped the Miralax and I feel MUCH better. I was prescribe a small dose of Lisinopril 5MG daily for my BP and I will stay on that since my BP has been a bit high for the last few years and my family history includes some significant heart problems. I too will be using prune juice to help with constipation. I have an end colostomy because my anal cavity was paralyzed due to my SCI.I am tired of trying medications that hurt more than they help. Natural substances seem the better choice for me. I am 61.

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I started taking miralax and my pressure shot way up . Then stopped for a few days now blood pressure going down . I'm done with miralax there is something in this that causes blood pressure to go way up. Very dangerous be ware.

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HI,

I have the same issue. My blood pressure went from 115 to 155 after taking miralax.

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Re: Josh (# 3)

always had great blood pressure. After taking miralax for a few days it is now 170. I will never take this again. Will wait over the weekend to see what happens. If not down' will contact DR.

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Re: Linda Hon (# 17)

After taking miralax for about ten days, I had my blood pressure rise so much I could feel something going on inside that alarmed me. I checked my pressure and it was 180. I’m always 120. I took an 81 mg aspirin and it slowly came down. Have stayed off the miralax and am totally back to normal. I did go to my doctor who ordered blood tests, etc. all came back normal. I would never have suspected the miralax but my husband began searching the rare side effects and found hbp among women 65+ I had ruled everything else out…the Miralax was the lone culprit. My dr wasn’t aware of this.

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I cannot take Miralax nor can 2 of my friends because it raises our blood pressure too much. One friend had to go to the ER after taking it. My husband takes it every day with no problems, but he had a heart attack after taking Linzess. Everyone is different. Just be careful, just because it isn’t listed as a side affect doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

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Re: Medical Mess (# 5)

I noticed my BP went up and I'm looking for answers. It used to run 110/70 and now runs in the 140s/80s. I thought it was wellbutrin because it correlates time wise but then I thought about the only other med I take and was curious about miralax.

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Are you taking anything else that could raise your blood pressure if it accumulates in your system too much? Sometimes when you’re constipated you get issues with stuff staying in your system too long.

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Re: Terry (# 33)

My blood pressure is very high and I took MIRALAX lastnight I starting getting a light funny feeling in my head it's scary I stopped n started thinking what I took or ate yesterday then I remembered my head feeling like this before my blood pressure was high then so I just took my blood pressure 159 over 94 then 166 over 97 it has to be the MIRALAX I am going to call my dr to ask

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Re: Rhondajr51 (# 35)

Yep, my blood pressure has spiked on miralax too. I'm having to take BP meds to bring it down. It got to 165/110 last night. Also be aware of certain stomach teas with licorice.

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Yes my husband too, 180’s / 100, every time he used it. When he stopped it went back to normal. Never again.

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Re: Josh (# 3)

My blood pressure is very high on it.

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My BP got high for a few days and I ended up in the ER. I haven't kept exact records, but here we go again. I took it last night and today. My BP has crept up all day and I can feel when it gets high. I am going to discontinue it to see if it goes down. It was great seeing these posts.

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Re: Medical Mess (# 5)

Drink prune juice

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