sjedwards84
01-30-2012, 08:33 AM
Im 27, over weight and have sleep apnea. I have been on prozac for about 6 weeks now to help with my anxiety and hypochondria(cyberchondria) At the time I was put on Prozac I was also put on Amlodipine besylate for my high blood pressure which freaked me out. I think it was 160 over 110 or something like that. Ever since I've been put on meds for HB I've been terribly scared that the meds aren't working. Within the last 3 weeks I've started getting hot flashes that will last an hour or so, It will accompanied with a mild headache and watery eyes. Well when I first noticed this I went right back into my old habit of looking up side effects and what illnesses go with those side effects and found High blood pressure. I am in between jobs right now and wont have medical insurance for another month. I don't have the money to spare for a blood pressure monitor at home and the ones at the grocery stores barely fit my arm plus I've gotten two different readings right after another that were very far apart so i don't think they are accurate.
My anxiety has gotten so bad about this high blood pressure that I keep looking in the mirror to see if my face is red and I get very cold hands and feet when I think its the slightest bit red. I remember getting hot flashes before (usually in winter months) but it has never scared me this much until the doctor told me I had high blood pressure and put me on meds for it. My biggest fear is obviously having a heart attack or stroke and being at home alone with my two year old and cant fend for himself if something happens to me. I am getting some panic attacks over this HB. My anxiety is so bad i'm carrying around my cellphone constantly thinking that I can dial 911 if something happens to me, I've also unlocked my front door and put a sign on it that says "please try and come in if no one answers the door" thinking that if I call 911 and something happens to me and cant answer the door the paramedics would know to come in. This is how stupid I have become over this.
Now I have read that my medication can cause flushing/headaches etc.. I constantly look up different sites that say this and it puts my mind at ease and I just keep telling myself "its only a side effect of the medication" then i'll fall back into that slump after a couple hours and think that its my BP spiking and then I end up back at a mirror looking at my face for 20 minutes at time.
Does anyone have any suggestions to help me through this??
My anxiety has gotten so bad about this high blood pressure that I keep looking in the mirror to see if my face is red and I get very cold hands and feet when I think its the slightest bit red. I remember getting hot flashes before (usually in winter months) but it has never scared me this much until the doctor told me I had high blood pressure and put me on meds for it. My biggest fear is obviously having a heart attack or stroke and being at home alone with my two year old and cant fend for himself if something happens to me. I am getting some panic attacks over this HB. My anxiety is so bad i'm carrying around my cellphone constantly thinking that I can dial 911 if something happens to me, I've also unlocked my front door and put a sign on it that says "please try and come in if no one answers the door" thinking that if I call 911 and something happens to me and cant answer the door the paramedics would know to come in. This is how stupid I have become over this.
Now I have read that my medication can cause flushing/headaches etc.. I constantly look up different sites that say this and it puts my mind at ease and I just keep telling myself "its only a side effect of the medication" then i'll fall back into that slump after a couple hours and think that its my BP spiking and then I end up back at a mirror looking at my face for 20 minutes at time.
Does anyone have any suggestions to help me through this??