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DR ELLIE CANNON: Is it blood pressure pills that give me a fainting feeling? 

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I often feel very faint. Could it be a side effect of the blood pressure medication I take? The short answer is, yes. The most commonly prescribed medications for blood pressure are angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel blockers and diuretics.  Familiar names will be ramipril, amlodipine and indapamide, and dizziness is a common side … Read more

Schoolgirl, 11, was a top athlete – now she can’t walk up the stairs without fainting 

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As a top-set student and talented runner with dreams of becoming a vet, Autumn Bradley had so much to look forward to As a top-set student and talented runner with dreams of becoming a vet, Autumn Bradley had so much to look forward to. Aged 11, she was clearing adult-height hurdles with such speed that … Read more