Re: hypertension

Posted By jean on February 09, 1999 at 11:53:23:

In Reply to: hypertension posted by Jean on February 08, 1999 at 16:48:02:






For as long as I can remember I have had problems with OCD.
Yet at the age of I guess around 5 or 6 I didn't know what it was at the time.  When I got in High school and took health I read about  the disorder and I didn't feel like such a freak.  I am an adult now and I try to fight this problem.  My question is could this make my blood pressure go up?  I have  always had 120 over 80 I went recently to have my annual check-up and my doctor said I was boderlinel  Also my HDL is low (33).  I had a bad upset the day before and at times like that,even though I was not in the wrong I feel guilt so bad, well I think you get the message. I checked my pressure 3 days later and it was 120 over 74.  I can fight this thing but at times I get caught off guard and feel like I am being bonbarded.  I haven't told my doctor about this because I don't want to have to take drugs to exist.
Is this dangerous to me?  Having OCD makes me feel so ashamed.  I can't even talk to my husband about this. Help????