Dimetapp Paediatric Elixir is contra-indicated in patients sensitive to any of the ingredients and in infants or neonates. It should not be given to patients whose sensitivity to small doses of sympathomimetic substances is manifested by sleeplessness, dizziness, light headaches, weakness, tremulousness or cardiac arrhythmia.
In fact, worrying (or anxiety) can stimulate the release of epinephrine into your system, whereby it will bind with your beta-adrenergic receptors in your liver, causing your blood vessels to constrict and your blood pressure to rise, along with your heart rate (pulse).
General Pharmacology. Beta-adrenoceptor agonists (Î²-agonists) bind to Î²-receptors on cardiac and smooth muscle tissues. They also have important actions in other tissues, especially bronchial smooth muscle (relaxation), the liver (stimulate glycogenolysis) and kidneys (stimulate renin release). Beta-adrenoceptors normally bind to norepinephrine released by sympathetic adrenergic nerves, and to circulating epinephrine.