Trying to better understand the body

I recently got put on high blood pressure Meds because the last time I was at the doctor mine was 148/98. I’m still struggling to find the right med, and having horrible anxiety about my blood pressure all the time now. I’ve heard after an anxiety attack or something that could cause you blood pressure to rise, it could last a few hours. Unfortunately anxiety can cause you’re heary to race and cause palpitations and even raise your blood pressure. I don’t have an a lot of answers for you, but just wanted to learn you know your not alone, because that always helps me feel better. I know it’s hard, but it helps to find ways to busy your mind or else it will run Wild. Hope things get better for you.

TruthHurts said:

Okay I've had anxiety all my life but I've always been able to deal with it. In 2017 I was having stomach related health anxiety. I started getting weird feelings in my stomach and that'd throw me into a anxiety attack. I finally was tested and found out that I had Helicobacter pylori I was treated for that. But it took along time for me to get comfortable and feel safe again. Anyway I got better and then had a set back last week I had a anxiety attack and my heart started racing I made a mistake and checked my blood pressure during that time it was 165/90 which scared me even more, I checked again heart racing 133 beats per minute blood pressure 185/100 I was afraid that I was going to have a stroke. I'm 39/male I exercise often and eat healthy 85 percent of the time. I was just wondering if any of you have had a blood pressure go that high? I have myself afraid to be afraid, if that makes sense. What is a safe heart rate when a person is scared? I don't want to worry about my heart racing I just want to let it do it's job and feel at peace. Any stories about personal experiences in this area would be greatly appreciated, thanks for reading.

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I can relate to your health scare. Mine was a heart related scare. Its been about 6 weeks and I still struggle to feel safe. I had a panic attack about 3 weeks ago. I never had anxiety before the scare. It's like that scare triggered it all and now I worry all the time. I was checking my blood pressure so much but now I only do it 2 at the most 3 times a day. It has helped calm me down not taking it so much. I would get your blood pressure checked just in case by your doctor. Best wishes.

AnxiouslyLiving said:

I recently got put on high blood pressure Meds because the last time I was at the doctor mine was 148/98. I’m still struggling to find the right med, and having horrible anxiety about my blood pressure all the time now. I’ve heard after an anxiety attack or something that could cause you blood pressure to rise, it could last a few hours. Unfortunately anxiety can cause you’re heary to race and cause palpitations and even raise your blood pressure. I don’t have an a lot of answers for you, but just wanted to learn you know your not alone, because that always helps me feel better. I know it’s hard, but it helps to find ways to busy your mind or else it will run Wild. Hope things get better for you.

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Hi there. I was recently diagnosed with hypertension. Except my blood pressure is not always high so the doctor said I went undiagnosed. The highest at home now 125/84, had some previous readings 126/88, 127/86. They put me on blood pressure medication and then changed it due to severe sided effects. The one I am on is very low dose and I have also struggled with side effects. Not sure if I am going to change again but they told me to give my body 6 weeks to adjust it's going on 5 weeks in 3 days. I now have anxiety due to all these issues and being hospitalized and them doing procedures and test. I'm finding it hard to adjust to feeling ok. The meds are really messing with how I feel so I don't know if I should change again and start over and possibly get additional side effects. Thank you

TruthHurts said:

Okay I've had anxiety all my life but I've always been able to deal with it. In 2017 I was having stomach related health anxiety. I started getting weird feelings in my stomach and that'd throw me into a anxiety attack. I finally was tested and found out that I had Helicobacter pylori I was treated for that. But it took along time for me to get comfortable and feel safe again. Anyway I got better and then had a set back last week I had a anxiety attack and my heart started racing I made a mistake and checked my blood pressure during that time it was 165/90 which scared me even more, I checked again heart racing 133 beats per minute blood pressure 185/100 I was afraid that I was going to have a stroke. I'm 39/male I exercise often and eat healthy 85 percent of the time. I was just wondering if any of you have had a blood pressure go that high? I have myself afraid to be afraid, if that makes sense. What is a safe heart rate when a person is scared? I don't want to worry about my heart racing I just want to let it do it's job and feel at peace. Any stories about personal experiences in this area would be greatly appreciated, thanks for reading.

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Hi truthHurts,

I can definitely relate to what you are going through, I also had H pylori bacteria in my stomach and had to go through endoscopy and blood tests to diagnose that. I also had episodes of anxiety attack which increased my heartrate to over 140 bpm. IMO there is no "safe" blood pressure range when you are scared. When the body is scared, it usually is in the fight or flight mode, so it just using what it knows to fight off the "threat", in this case, its just your mind that is creating that "threat". I was able to overcome my anxiety by changing my mindset, I started with watching a lot of videos on youTube which help you with anxiety, and I can honestly say, it was my mind that was tricking me and sending all the wrong signals. Eating healthy/ exercise/and developing the right mindset got me out of it. Feel free to reach out to me if you need anything else. Sending you lot of positive vibes and good wishes. You will defeat anxiety too!