Magnesium is a calcium channel blocker but instead doctors put high blood pressure patients on calcium channel blocking meds, diuretics and ACE inhibitors. (drcarri.com)
High blood pressure patients on statins may end up with heart failure due to extreme magnesium depletion as a side effect of all the meds they are on. (drcarri.com)
Magnesium deficiency also leads to elevated blood sugar and cholesterol, so high blood pressure patients often end up with these conditions as well. (drcarri.com)