Many conditions, lifestyle choices, medications, 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
Medications
- Blood pressure medications, including clonidine, beta-blockers (such as atenolol and propranolol), and methyldopa
- Corticosteroids, such as prednisone
- Medications that contain amphetamines, such as Dexedrine and Ritalin
- Medications to prevent organ transplant rejection
- Medications used to treat cancer (chemotherapy)
- Oral contraceptives
- Progesterone
- Radiation therapy
- Respiratory medications 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
Credits
| Author | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Malin K. Clark, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | September 13, 2006 |
Author:Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Last Updated: 09/13/2006
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