PR83
03-01-2014, 12:51 PM
Hey all,
I have anxiety about my blood pressure. I'm 31 y/o, and for the longest time it was fine, I didn't even think about it. The last time I had a check up, last year, it was a little higher than normal when they initially checked me. The doctor didn't make a bid deal about it but I asked them to check it again at the end of my appt, sometimes I'm a little nervous going in and I thought it was higher due to that. When they checked it again at the end of my appt it was even higher and I started to freak out a bit. They hooked me up to one of those EKG things and I was really starting to freak it, so BP went up even higher. The doc said he thought my heart was fine but prescribed me some BP meds. Anyways, I figured it was just my anxiety and went on with my normal life, but now I get freaked out about my BP and haven;t been back to the doctor's since. I even went and bought my own BP reader but haven't used it because everytime I put it on my wrist and start it, I freak out and turn it off. I'm determined to go through with it and try to get a normal reading this weekend! it's tough because I get really anxious and I'm worried that will throw off the reading. Any tips out there or something I can do to help me through this? Thanks!
I have anxiety about my blood pressure. I'm 31 y/o, and for the longest time it was fine, I didn't even think about it. The last time I had a check up, last year, it was a little higher than normal when they initially checked me. The doctor didn't make a bid deal about it but I asked them to check it again at the end of my appt, sometimes I'm a little nervous going in and I thought it was higher due to that. When they checked it again at the end of my appt it was even higher and I started to freak out a bit. They hooked me up to one of those EKG things and I was really starting to freak it, so BP went up even higher. The doc said he thought my heart was fine but prescribed me some BP meds. Anyways, I figured it was just my anxiety and went on with my normal life, but now I get freaked out about my BP and haven;t been back to the doctor's since. I even went and bought my own BP reader but haven't used it because everytime I put it on my wrist and start it, I freak out and turn it off. I'm determined to go through with it and try to get a normal reading this weekend! it's tough because I get really anxious and I'm worried that will throw off the reading. Any tips out there or something I can do to help me through this? Thanks!