anxiety due to covid-19 changed my blood pressure to 140/60

Mental health
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hi, i’m a 17 year old male, 6ft. 88kg wt…All this started a month back, when i worked out a little harder,my throat felt dry and chest felt a little heavy while breathing.I got scared and thought that I have corona virus. I started searching online about the symptoms.i was always worrying. Then i started to get jerky motions while i was at rest.Again I got scared.So, i started checking my blood pressure again and again.3-4 times a day. My parents also started to worry.Now i feel those jerks all the time, while sitting,standing, sleeping…when i’m busy..my mind does not divert to think about it..but i still know its there. Its difficult to fall asleep now.when i went to the doctor,they said either not to think about it or take meds for sometime…I do not want to get hooked on any meds…please help me… whenever i check my blood pressure…its around 140 systolic and 60 dystolic…i would not be that worried if it was 140/90 which is regular hypertension…but it is different which freaks me out.the dystolic is too low always.. and my heart beats so HARD ,so forcefully…like when i’m resting, i can literally feel every beat…through my chest,stomach area,arms, wrist…and its constant..its been around a month now…i can’t stay as still as i used to.

i just need details why this is happening and how can i stop it

i have some questions:

  1. can i recover naturally with exercise, diet,meditation etc?if yes ,then how long will it take?

2.is this anxiety or a heart condition?

  1. how to ignore those hard heart beats?

4.can i do heavy exercises..because when i try to do those, my heart feels like it may explode.

please help,thanks.

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  1. You can hopefully.

  2. most likely its not a heart condition , as long as you did your check ups. Seek help from a GOOD psychiatrist.

  3. always keep in mind that it will go back to normal once you relax , so just focus on the breathing pattern.

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This sounds like anxiety to me. You said you’ve only had it a month, I very much doubt you’ve suddenly developed a heart condition. There are so many crazy ways that anxiety can affect us, causing all sorts of physical symptoms to manifest.
Try to stop checking your blood pressure multiple times a day, I think it is just feeding your anxiety & making you worse. You’ve become too aware of your heart beats, this is common for people who are anxious. Try not to worry & throw yourself into something that you are passionate about to take your mind off things. Then you will start to become less anxious.

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  1. Yes, most likely you will overcome this almost 99.9% sure
  2. The intense beating is a form of anxiety (esp. if you’ve had a heart check up) I’ve experience it sometimes..
  3. There is no real way to ignore the beats, when you feel them just take a deep breath and continue with your day.
  4. If you don’t feel winded I think you’re fine, just make sure you don’t over do it. I know with working out its good to push until you can’t take anymore but for now. just ease up. until you feel better about it. this to should pass, if not speak to your doc.