So I have posted in here often lately. Been feeling pretty bad with panic and anxiety for months. The last 4 days I have felt great. Almost no anxiety. Felt healthy and positive and starting to get back to normal. Had a psychiatrist appointment today and they always have me do the dreaded bp reading. Well it was high 150/100 pulse 65. She was concerned which made me start to panic so I suggest we try it again after my appointment. I felt better checked it again. Still high the same 150/100. Pulse normal. Which led to anxiety attack. I hate that I have been fine for days and one little appointment and it's full blown panic. I should also note I am diligently taking my bp everyday and keeping a log. For last 2 weeks I go from 115/70 to about 135/90. So I would say fairly good to high normal. It's when I have very high bp that I am noticing my anxiety is at its highest. It clearly goes hand in hand. But which is coming first I don't know. I am so paranoid about bp it's annoying. I take 20 mg of propranolol twice a day and right now .5 xanax as needed. These spikes freak me out and take a couple of hours to come down. Any thoughts? I am down to 135/95. It's been 2?hours since my appointment. Ugh
My BP runs at home 120/80 which is good I'm 26 and worry about it all the time. Tonight it was little high 131/90 but I was fighting off a panic attack at the time when I checked it and my pulse was 100 Everytime I go to my doctor my BP is 150/90 which is very high she calls it white coat fever (meaning without me even feeling the anxiety I have it) and my bp goes up. if your BP is only running high at the doctor and not at home I would try not to worry to much and just keep a check on it and let them know. also I am on vaulim as needed and always take one before my appointment so my bp you would think it would be lower but never is
Hallo
Ich habe auch Probleme mit meinem Blutdruck.
Ich habe ihn drei Wochen hintereinander beim Arzt messen lassen und er war 140/90, 135/85 und 135/80.
Allerdings war es jedes Mal in der Praxis der Krankenschwester absolut heiß, ich habe mich gestresst und angespannt wegen des Blutdrucks gefühlt und ich habe auch Angstzustände und häufige Panikattacken. Die Krankenschwester hat mir geraten, nach Beginn der Beratung wegen Angstzuständen einen weiteren Termin zu vereinbaren und zu sehen, ob er sich dann senkt. Mein Blutdruck wird als grenzwertig eingestuft, daher versuche ich auch, Salz zu reduzieren, mich zu bewegen und meine Ernährung umzustellen. Es kann sein, dass ich eine niedrige Dosis Medikamente brauche, aber wenn es so weit ist, dann ist es so. Der Blutdruck schwankt im Laufe des Tages und Panik und Stress können ihn deutlich erhöhen. Außerdem denke ich, wenn man sich Sorgen um den Blutdruck macht, bekommt man einen Fall von Weißkittelsyndrom und er steigt auch an.
Propranolol is a great beta blocker and it has really helped me. Very low dose and it is often prescribed for anxiety issues as well as bp. Your readings like you said are borderline and not really that high. I obsess over bp. It's a weird OCD or phobia. In the morning my bp is always perfect 115/75 pulse 60. It was a lifeless high yesterday. Went for a walk... came back 120/70 and my pulse had gone down. I know i stress myself out over blood pressure. That's a fact. Single readings or spikes are basically meaningless. Doctors are concerned when you stay high all the time and even then diet exercise and meds can totally control things. Thanks for sharing. Feel free to chat with me anytime