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i am SCARED help
two weeks ago i had my sister that works for a doctor i had her test my urine and it showed alittle blood ,everytime i tried to pee little drops would come out,so i went to the clinic,had the urine checked everything came out ok,well they took my BP and it was 160/107 wow i was scared and started to get a bad panic attack,which i do suffer from im on paxil/buspar for it,,she put me on a antibiotic and a water pill,that night i peed like i never had before,it felt great,for 2 days my BP was great ,last night i took it and it was 114/106 again,my bottom number is up again,im on toprol 50mg once a day i have bben on this for the last year,and my BP is usually great,now im worried again,why is the bottom number running so high,i am a worrier,i keep thinking because its up that im going to die,im afraid to do work around the house because im so scared,she told me to come back in 2 weeks to have it checked again,what should i do,when im sitting and relaxing my BP is great its when im up and doing things is when it goes up or when i get scared.please help me. later on i checked it and it read 114/71 pulse 79,it seems when im up and doing things it kinda jumps up?
Stick with that medicine the whole course of treatment. I know two girls who used it. The first was pretty faithful, but slacked off before she was supposed to. She still smokes. The second decided it made her stomach feel woozie, she still smokes too. Stick it out! Every time you want a cig, make yourself walk for the 10-15 minutes it would take to smoke it. If you are where you cannot walk, find something to divert yourself. Another step, go in your closet and smell you clothes. Nasty, huh? Smell your curtains...nasty... Take a rag with cleaner on it and wipe the wall nearest to where you usually sit smoking...that yellow gung, yep, that is what is coating your lungs. Nasty nasty nasty.
i have the chantix to quit smoking,im starting tomorrow on it,have been eating lots of quaker oatmeal,years ago i did it for a month and it lowered my high cholesterol,cutting out fats and no salt,today at the dr. it was 130/100 this time i wasnt so nervous because, i took a xanax before going.thx FLBrat
great! like i said, you know what you need to do. Hey, by the way...think about every excuse you make to smoke and figure out if they are real or just real BS. You will surprise yourself and then you can start taking care of that issue too!
dr.said not to worry it may be because my cholesterol is high that can raise blood pressure uped my water pill,i need to get blood work done and see him him in another 2 weeks.
teena, make sure to read the other two posts about blood pressure (currently on this page)
well, teena, I am glad you are seeing the doctor soon. You have already mentioned taking care of a lot of things that can imporve your health. DIet and exercise (housework/yardwork). Make sure to ask the doctor about help to stop smoking. I hear tell there is some magic pill or something these days. Shantrig or something like that. Yes, BP will vary all day. I dont know all that much about panic attacks fortunately, but when I start tensing up I just try to steady myself with deep breathing exercises. If I concentrate on that, the tension releases. Make yourself a list of the questions you have and ask the doctor to help you answer them. Ask if he has literature about diet to lower cholesterol. Good luck.
im sorry,i do my regular household and outdoor chores,i do smoke and because im scared i have been smoking more,i have high cholesterol,im working on lowing it cutting out fatty foods.im still doing what i normally do,but im scared.i just want to know if its normal to keep jumping up and then going back to normal.im seeing my dr. tomorrow,everyone thinks im crazy because they say BP is always changing up and down that its normal,but im scared,i have anxiety disorder/high BP/cholesterol thats all i know of my health problems.
teena, you just went all over the place with words that I finally figured out nothing. Lets try...
You have anxiety issues. You have been treated for HBP for a couple years. When you went to the dr for an infection your blood pressure was high. Bear in mind that most of us have a higher BP at the doctor. (White coat syndrome) Because it seemed high you paniced and it got higher. You have determined that any activity will casue you to die by rocketing your BP. So now, to try to make it lower you plan on being sedentary so nothing will affect it? Do you have any other health issues. Do you smoke? Do you eat properly? Do you have a set exercise routine? Give some information.
You have anxiety issues. You have been treated for HBP for a couple years. When you went to the dr for an infection your blood pressure was high. Bear in mind that most of us have a higher BP at the doctor. (White coat syndrome) Because it seemed high you paniced and it got higher. You have determined that any activity will casue you to die by rocketing your BP. So now, to try to make it lower you plan on being sedentary so nothing will affect it? Do you have any other health issues. Do you smoke? Do you eat properly? Do you have a set exercise routine? Give some information.
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