Many conditions, lifestyle choices, medicines, and diseases interfere with your ability to heal or fight disease. You may be at risk for a more serious problem from your symptoms if you have any of the following. Be sure to tell your health professional.

Conditions

• A personal or family history of depression or anxiety attacks
• A history of physical or sexual abuse

Lifestyle choices

• Alcohol abuse or withdrawal
• Drug abuse or withdrawal
• Caffeine abuse or withdrawal

Medicines

• Blood pressure medicines, including clonidine, beta-blockers (such as atenolol and propranolol), and methyldopa
• Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
• Medicines that contain amphetamines, such as Dexedrine and Ritalin
• Medicines to prevent organ transplant rejection
• Medicines used to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
• Oral contraceptives
• Progesterone
• Radiation therapy
• Respiratory medicines such as albuterol, salmeterol, and theophylline
• Thyroid medicine

Diseases

• Anemia
• Angina
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Coronary artery disease
• Depression or other mental health problems, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
• Diabetes
• Heart failure
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Lung disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, or emphysema
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson's disease
• Thyroid disease