How to Contract Blood Vessel Muscles

If you want to contract your blood vessel muscles, there are various foods and medications that can accomplish this. But the safest way to do it does not involve either foods or medicine.

Things You'll Need

• Caffeine ADHD medications OTC antihistamines OTC decongestants Ice pack

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Instructions

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  Determine why you want to contract your blood vessels. Contracting blood vessel muscles is usually done in order to raise blood pressure during a medical emergency.

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  The safest way to contract blood vessel muscles is to apply something cold to the skin, like an ice pack. Blood vessels naturally constrict when they're cold.

• 3

  Drinking or eating foods with caffeine in them can contract your blood vessels.

• 4

  If you are prescribed stimulants for ADHD or narcolepsy, these medications can contract blood vessel muscles.

• 5

  You can contract your blood vessel muscles with over-the-counter antihistamines, but be aware that these medications can cause sleepiness. Taking any medication for any reason other than what its label says is dangerous and can be deadly.

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  Try to contract your blood vessel muscles with over-the-counter decongestants. But like antihistamines, some decongestants can also make you sleepy, while others can make you hyperactive or super-awake. Again, taking any medication for any reason other than what its label says is dangerous and can be deadly.