Medications can be an effective way to lower blood pressure, but unfortunately many of them come with undesirable side effects  and beta blockers are no exception.

Did you know?
• Beta blockers do not prevent coronary heart disease or mortality any better than a placebo
• Beta blockers are only slightly more effective than placebos in preventing stroke
• The UK no longer considers beta blockers a first, second or third line treatment for uncomplicated hypertension
• Beta blockers can lower HDL and insulin sensitivity and have been directly tied to diabetes

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For more information see http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/Reviewing-beta-blockers-for-hypertension/article/128792/ and http://www.theheart.org/article/721359.do