People taking two widely used drugs could be at greater risk of potentially fatal heart conditions, new research has found.

Roughly 8.7 million Brits take antidepressants and around 50 million beta blocker prescriptions are handed out annually, often for anxiety and heart conditions.

But taken together, the drugs could increase the risk of dangerously low blood pressure and abnormally slow heart rates, data shows.

However, the study included a small sample of just 65 participants and scientists say more research is needed.

The findings were announced at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025.

Study lead Dr Inshal Jawed told Medscape Medical News that researchers had expected the drugs to interact but not to the ‘striking magnitude’ they found.

The rese

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