# Blood pressure meds and skin issues

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269 "2013-04-09T23:33:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269/1 "2013-04-09T23:33:40Z")

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My skin issues (psoriases) has started about the same time as my switch to beta blockers.

I see from some simple Google searches that some cases have been suggested to it, though further research suggests it wasn’t.

Has anyone encountered this? It’s really no more than a mere annoyance. I’m wondering if anyone has dealt with this.

Seems strange that the two coincided.

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**Author:** ![Rahne\_McCloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269/2 "2013-04-10T08:14:00Z")

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Have them check your thyroid, some meds can cause a dip in your thyroid function. One of the signs that it may be your thyroid is itchy and patchy places on your skin, depression, tiredness, and diffuclty loosing weight.

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**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269/3 "2013-04-10T15:31:55Z")

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According to WebMD, beta blockers may make you more sensitive to sunlight.

> **[Beta-Blockers for High Blood Pressure](https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/hypertension-treatment-beta-blockers)**
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> Beta-blockers slow down your heart and ease its pumping strength. What should you know about taking them? What side effects could you have?

I take BBs, am light-skinned, and exercise outside quite a bit so I use sunscreen a lot.

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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-meds-and-skin-issues/655269/4 "2013-04-11T23:01:15Z")

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> [@Rahne\_McCloud](#):
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> Have them check your thyroid, some meds can cause a dip in your thyroid function. One of the signs that it may be your thyroid is itchy and patchy places on your skin, depression, tiredness, and diffuclty loosing weight.

They checked that last year (I’ve bet getting hot flashes too). Everything checked out fine.