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Wiseacre · F
Taking B/P may fuel anxiety..just sayin'!
SW-User
@Wiseacre oh it totally does. I have such bad anxiety my reading is sky high at the doctor's office. Just thinking about what high blood pressure can do to one's body sends me into a tizzy.
HowardP · 80-89, M
Good advice. If you have an anxiety complex, probably the worst thing you can do about blood pressure is over-monitor it! Chronic anxiety, of itself, is not a known cause hypertension. But it can cause spikes in BP which, if the occur often enough, can have long-term effects. So taking your BP too often can be a vicious circle.
If you have discussed this with your doctor, but NOT been put on anti-hypertension medication, then your doctor clearly thinks you are not essentially hypertensive.
If there was any doubt, the usual next step is a 24 hour ambulatory BP measurement. This is now routine, low cost diagnostic procedure, and you should discuss it with your doctor.
But the best advice is what JUSTSAY IT says. - don't use your BP machine as every time you do, your BP will shoot up - self-fulfilling doom!
If you have discussed this with your doctor, but NOT been put on anti-hypertension medication, then your doctor clearly thinks you are not essentially hypertensive.
If there was any doubt, the usual next step is a 24 hour ambulatory BP measurement. This is now routine, low cost diagnostic procedure, and you should discuss it with your doctor.
But the best advice is what JUSTSAY IT says. - don't use your BP machine as every time you do, your BP will shoot up - self-fulfilling doom!