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Posted 11/5/2015 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
Folks,
I see lot of people talk abt anxiety and not BP.
I'm sure they are pretty closely related.
My readings from the other evening were 132/78 and the next morning it was 136/85. This is with all of my anxiety!!
What are your readings? I'm not sure why this is so much of concern!!
My doc asks me to do Pranayama and stop worrying !!

My anxieties drive my BP and my BP ups my anxiety again!!
Health anxiety. Separation anxiety, finances anxiety, death anxiety, marriage stresses, job anxiety, business anxiety
I never ever paid attention to the saying "Sound mind and sound body"
I was the most happy go lucky person ... Stress of moving to the US, single bread winner, not a great marriage all showing up now I guess!!
Posted 11/5/2015 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
882,

Try not to be overly concerned...or get obsessed with monitoring your BP.

Remember most people only have it measured 1 or maybe 2 x's a year at their doctor's appointment.

...and your doctor does not seemed concerned about it, so neither should you be.:)

Your readings are slightly over optimal...however, as you suspect...the anxiety is likely driving it up. (temporarily)

With getting a handle on your anxiety management, and working on healthy lifestyle habits (good nutrition and exercise) I am sure you will see those numbers come into the target range.

Take your BP less often, focus on your recovery...and remember that it is the overall average numbers over time that count...

...so in the long term, you are going to be just fine!

S.C.
Posted 11/12/2015 8:01 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear about all that. Yea I believe BP is linked to anxiety. I bet if you could get it taken while you're asleep it would be fantastic! My anxiety is based around my heart mainly. I never really had any anxiety problems until I had a panic attack due to a bad drug experience (should have listened to my mom, drugs are bad mmmkay lol) when I go to the doc my BP is around 120/80ish. It's not bad but it's not great either. If I didn't have health anxiety and GAD now I bet it would be lower.

It's easy giving advice but sure as hell hard to take my own for some darn reason.
Posted 11/12/2015 9:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

sorry to hear you are having a tough time at the moment it sounds like you have a lot to deal with at the moment so double up on your coping skills to help reduce your stress and anxiety and you should see an improvement with your other symptoms.

Like SC mentioned try not to obsess over your BP as that will only increase your BP more

Hibee
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