Is there any link between high blood pressure and asthmatic bronchitis?
About six months ago I had my blood pressure checked. It was high, and I have been started on a daily dose of Innovace. At about the same time I developed a bad chest, which now seems a bit like asthma. I cough constantly, both day and night. Sometimes there is a suggestion of a wheeze. My chest X-ray is clear, but the cough carries on. I am now being threatened with an inhaler. A. It is possible that you are developing asthma, which can start at any age. Although the best known symptom of asthma is wheezing, it can also cause persistent coughing without any wheeze. But before you get started on any sort of inhaler to treat asthma, I think you need to change your blood-pressure medication. High blood pressure doesn’t cause asthma or bronchitis, but the blood-pressure pill that you are taking can cause a persistent cough as one of its side effects. Innovace belongs to a family of drugs known as ACE inhibitors. Although these drugs have a reputation for being relatively free of side effe
