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
