Four commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications may affect mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder (Hypertension 2016 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]).
The researchers compared four common classes of antihypertensive drugs against the risk for mood disorders and found two drugs were associated with an increased risk for mood disorders, while one decreased the risk, according to Sandosh Padmanabhan, MD, PhD, a study author and a professor at the Institute of Cardiovascular and