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  5. Could my blood pressure medication Olkem 40 mg or my anxiety medication Alprax 0.25 mg be causing my year-long choking sensation, shortness of breath, and dry coughing that feels like gagging, especially since all my chest scans, X-rays, and heart ultrasounds have come back normal?

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Could my blood pressure medication Olkem 40 mg or my anxiety medication Alprax 0.25 mg be causing my year-long choking sensation, shortness of breath, and dry coughing that feels like gagging, especially since all my chest scans, X-rays, and heart ultrasounds have come back normal?

Asked by Male, 40 · 3 days ago

While your blood pressure medication, Olkem (olmesartan), is much less likely to cause a dry cough than other types of blood pressure drugs, it can occasionally do so. Additionally, anxiety itself?or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)?can cause a persistent choking or "lump in the throat" sensation and gagging, even with normal chest scans. Alprax (alprazolam) is unlikely to cause this cough. I highly recommend discussing these possibilities with your doctor to see if temporarily adjusting your olmesartan or evaluating for reflux might finally bring you relief.
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Could my blood pressure medication Olkem 40 mg or my anxiety medication Alprax 0.25 mg be causing my year-long choking sensation, shortness of breath, and dry coughing that feels like gagging, especially since all my chest scans, X-rays, and heart ultrasounds have come back normal?

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