Protective role of antioxidant vitamin C in prehypertensive patients in Tikrit city

Abstract

The cross sectional study was designed to investigate the effect of antioxidant therapy vitamin C 500mg daily dose on prehypertension patient (systolic blood pressure 120-139 and diastolic blood pressure 80-89mmHg) for nine months. The study was performed on 100 patient in both male and female. 
The result of this study shows that vitamin C was significantly decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure after six and nine months of treatment. 
There is some side effect appear in some patient during the course of study as nausea, vomiting, heartburn, fatigue, flushing, headache, insomnia, diarrhea, drowsiness.