Blood pressure at appointment

[Vandelsrock21]

Well i went to doctor for my lymphnodes under my chin and he says they seem fine so thats good. My blood was 166/97 and the doctor freaked out saying i was going to have a stroke and all that stuff. Well i don't want that so i started bp meds lisinoprol. Kind of scared i am going to die of stroke or heart attack. Anyone experience this.

 

[EMJ]

My blood pressure in the Dr.s office is always spiked because of my anxiety .....A Dr should not freak out ...:-/ how many times did he take your BP did he suggest you monitor it?

 

[bin_tenn]

Mine is always much higher in the doc office. Sometimes close to what yours was at 166/97. IMO your doctor should *not* have said that, because that's not necessarily true. Many things (in this case, anxiety) can cause temporary spikes in blood pressure, as can exercise, excess caffeine, alcohol, smoking, etc. Give the medication a try, it may work very well for you. My BP has done very well on a beta blocker since 2015.

 

[Vandelsrock21]

Ya it sucked he said its constant high every visit and he believes it needs to be lower. No he said come in a week and we will see how it goes. The meds thing scares me. But it might be for the better

 

[bin_tenn]

The medication doesn't need to scare you. It'll be just fine, if you have to take it. My BP is consistently high at the office, even taking the beta blocker! I now check at home a short while before any appointment I may have, and it's normal. Then I can tell my doctor it was normal before I came in. They often check when they get me to a room, and also near the end of the appt, and the later reading is usually quite normal.

 

[Vandelsrock21]

Yeah he said how often are you anxious i said alot. He was like your blood pressure is high alot than. What i am afraid of is my blood pressure dropping so its dangerous. I checked at home. Now its 132/64

 

[bin_tenn]

Yeah he said how often are you anxious i said alot. He was like your blood pressure is high alot than. What i am afraid of is my blood pressure dropping so its dangerous. I checked at home. Now its 132/64

That's a good reading. I think ideally systolic should also be a tad lower, but my doc told me that recent(ish) research means they (doctors) are starting to judge risk mostly by diastolic (bottom number). Apparently that one in particular is more commonly linked to cardiovascular disease risk? It's entirely normal for systolic to raise temporarily from exercise / physical exertion, smoking, etc. It's not as normal, I've read, for diastolic to change much.

 

[Bob]

My BP is like 170/100 at the doctors. It's still too high at home though so the doctor said he will give me meds when he sees me in a week. Probably for the best.

 

[Vandelsrock21]

My BP is like 170/100 at the doctors. It's still too high at home though so the doctor said he will give me meds when he sees me in a week. Probably for the best.

I guess its for the best though right.

 

[Bob]

Yeah. I've had high BP struggles for years. I was on meds previously and got it down but I guess its got high again. It is like 150 90 at home. So yeah time for the meds again. They don't have side effects much for me so I don't mind.

 

[Vandelsrock21]

Yeah. I've had high BP struggles for years. I was on meds previously and got it down but I guess its got high again. It is like 150 90 at home. So yeah time for the meds again. They don't have side effects much for me so I don't mind.

What do you use to measure? Wrist or arm one? Ya i just started to read about the side effects looks scary but i am guessing most meds do.

 

[Bob]

I use the arm one, i think they are more accurate. Honestly I get nervous even taking my BP at home so I don't even know if I really have High BP or not but since there is no way to know I will go back on the meds.

Most meds have scary side effects but most of them don't happen to most people.

 

[bin_tenn]

My blood pressure monitor is also for the arm, not the wrist. Do you monitor at home for a reason such as doctor's recommendation? You have to be careful about monitoring it at home, because it can become an obsessive behavior with health anxiety (especially when it comes to heart related health anxiety).

You can ask your doc what's appropriate, but this is what I do (doc said it's perfectly reasonable). I put the cuff on my arm and I sit there for a few minutes taking some good deep breaths. I don't start the reading yet. Once I feel like the initial anxiety has subsided, I'll take a reading. Without moving much at all, I'll take another reading about a minute later, and repeat once more. Discard the first reading, then take the average of the last two. This is quite a common practice from what I've read online, often recommended by medical professionals.

 

[Joeyp3021]

I had this happen to me when i was 28. Went in for a sinus infection left being told my pressure was high that i could drop from a stroke or heart attack at anytime. I have been on pills ever since and im 40 now. Not saying the dr is wrong but i wish i was given a chance to lower my pressure with other options before starting medicine because i have had many side effects over the years even landing in the hospital because of them

 

[Daisymae]

My bp went down after I changed my diet. Cut way back on carbs and started eating tons of veggies.

 

[stevet]

Yeah. I've had high BP struggles for years. I was on meds previously and got it down but I guess its got high again. It is like 150 90 at home. So yeah time for the meds again. They don't have side effects much for me so I don't mind.

I’m in the same boat with you, Bob. I’ve had to restart BP med. When checking it at home, I sit down and put the cuff on and then focus on something else, altogether. Then, when distracted, I hit the start button.


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