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Suggest Treatment For High Blood Pressure And Anxiety Disorder

Hello I m 36 will be 37 in April. When Im in pain my blood pressure is higher but today I went to the dr and it was 140/100. This is high for me. I ve been in worse pain and it s not been that high. I do have anxiety. My dr asked me why my blood pressure was so high. I didn t have an answer for her, sometimes I fee my heart beating fast and then my chest hurts. I just thought it was axiety. I m scead. My dr didn t say anything else about it. Can you please tell me what can cause this and what you think the next step I can take. My dr didn t seem to concerned. In the past I thought I was having a panic A text or anxiety but I wasn t feeling near as bad today,
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I read your question and I understand your concern.

I suppose your doctor must have thought it was related to anxiety, at times measuring the blood pressure at the doctor's office causes anxiety and falsely elevated values. However that 100 figure is high so I recommend to monitor your blood pressure for the coming days. It must be measured after at least 5 mins of rest and not after taking stimulants such as coffee.
If you find values higher than 14/90 several times, at least on 3 occasions, then a diagnosis of high blood pressure is made and treatment should be discussed with your doctor.

I hope to have been of help.
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Suggest Treatment For High Blood Pressure And Anxiety Disorder

I read your question and I understand your concern. I suppose your doctor must have thought it was related to anxiety, at times measuring the blood pressure at the doctor s office causes anxiety and falsely elevated values. However that 100 figure is high so I recommend to monitor your blood pressure for the coming days. It must be measured after at least 5 mins of rest and not after taking stimulants such as coffee. If you find values higher than 14/90 several times, at least on 3 occasions, then a diagnosis of high blood pressure is made and treatment should be discussed with your doctor. I hope to have been of help.