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Posted 5/4/2012 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
Hey! So if you don't know me, I am 18, female, have pcos, anxiety.

I checked my blood pressure today at a local drugstore. Was 143 over 98 idea pulse of 104, then 2 seconds later I did it again took nice breaths, was 123 over 79. I took it last week abd it was 164 over 95!!! I think the machine was wrong. I am so freaked out right now, I feel dizzy all the time, nauseous, am I freaking myself out. I get hot faced to. I have had super high anxiety levels lately, I don't know what to do I feel like I'm gonna die. I feel sick always have a headache from worrying. Am I freaking myself out? I searched kidney failure and now I think I have it, after all I have all the symptoms. I've had 5 ekg's, blood work. What do I do :'( my life is just bad these days. And to top it all off, I woke up and had a tick on me! LOL! Anyone?
Posted 5/4/2012 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
Hey FL! I haven't seen you on in a while, hope that's a good sign, and your anxiety WAS calm for a bit. I'd say the best thing to do would be to make an appointment with your doc, and have him/her do a complete check-up and BP check. That should ease your mind a bit. It is very possible that you're BP is rising due to your anxiety levels. When i'm anxious my blood pressure goes up too. You know me with the OCD about my BP and HR. LOL! I'm getting better with that though, I haven't checked it in a few days, but now that you bring it up i'm gonna whip out my BP cuff and check it. LOL!


BP:134/84 HR: 80 BPM TAG! You're it!


Sending hugs your way....

Fox
Posted 5/4/2012 11:26 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry your fealing so crappy. I have prehypertension which I know is do to the anxiety. I was in the doctors office once and had a full on anxiety attack blood pressure was 190/90 , heartrate 99. They brought the ekg machine right in to check my heart. Which made the anxiety even worse. I am pretty sure anxiety and high blood pressure difinately go together.

I would call your doctor thou, just to check it out and give you some sort of peace of mind.

Hope you feal better!
Posted 5/4/2012 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys! Yea our family doctor is retiring so idk what to do! I may tell my gyn when I see him next. I bet its lifestyle change ill need to make. I am very out of shape. Today is the start of a new chapter!
Posted 5/4/2012 1:52 PM (GMT 0)
Urg. So I checked it this morning, after a walk it was 164 over 98. Wow! Then it went down after a minute to 130 over 84, I don't get it!!! Is it from excersising why it goes up high, cause the pulse was 125 then when it was 130 over 84 it was 111. I think I need to start excserising! Then it will go to normal!
Posted 5/4/2012 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
Exercising is good!!! Checking your BP immediately afterward is not! Your BP is supposed to rise during exercise...this is completely normal and healthy. After resting for at least 10 minutes, and allowing your heart rate to slow, then you can get a more accurate measurement.

I am sure that your BP is due to anxiety and psyching yourself out. BP naturally rises and falls at different times during the day, but it is the average number that really counts.

Talk to your OBGYN. He/she is qualified to help you in determining if you need to treat it, or just need to make some lifestyle changes and try to bring the anxiety levels down.

In the meantime keep exercising (start slowly) and eating well. Practice breathing and relaxation exercises regularly as well. Yoga and meditation will also be helpful...and most of all know that obsessing about your BP will only drive it up. Most people (your age) only have it chekced once a year!

You will be fine.:)

S.C.
Posted 5/4/2012 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Good Afternoon,

I have had hypertension for 25 years and have been on medication that has managed it very well but even my BP will spike if I am anxious.  Try not to google as you will find lots of things that maybe causing your BP to be elevated.  However, from what I know,  anxiety is certainly the leader of the pack for  causing your BP to spike with no  known medical problems.

Please do make an appointment with your OB/GYN who can determine if you have primary hypertension and if you need medication, diet, weight control etc to help lower your BP readings.  Hypertension is classified as either primary (essential) hypertension or secondary hypertension; about 90–95% of cases are categorized as "primary hypertension" which means high blood pressure with no obvious underlying medical cause.

Please follow up with your Dr. and know that you are going to be OK.

Kindly,

Kitt

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