I suffer from CD and anxiety. I've been on meds in the past for both the CD and the anxiety. I haven't been taking anything recently for either. I also suffer from GERD and other GI issues as well as stress related PVC's and the occasional "flutter".
I went to the doctor yesterday because I could not sleep Sunday night. Every time I would lay down and try to sleep, I would wake up 10 minutes later with burning in my lower abdomen and my heart would be beating at about 120-150 BPM.
Anyway, the doctors assistant takes my temp, pulse and BP. When she does my BP, she gets wide eyed and says "I need to get the doctor". Come to find out my BP was 190/110. The doctor sent me to the ER to get things checked as he could not do EKG's in his office.
When I got to the ER, my BP had dropped a little (177/90). They did all of the normal tests and everything came back fine. When I left the hospital, my BP was still a little high, though (137/80).
Now, the doctor wants to put me on HBP meds. He gave me a prescription for Metoprolol Tartrate (50mg/2XD).
After researching the MT, I don't know if I want to start taking HBP meds as I think the anxiety and possibly the GERD is causing my BP to spike, so if I am relaxed, and am on the MT, I think my BP may become too low as, from what I understand, MT slows your heart down instead of dilating your vessels. My heart rate right now is <70 BPM (although it was in the upper 70's to low 90's last night). Not sure what my BP is now, though, but I imagine it's higher than average because I feel anxious/nervous.
I was thinking of talking to the doctor about going back on the AD/Anxiety meds as I am sure that would bring my BP down and, if that doesn't work, then go on the HBP meds. I really dont want to be on a med that screws with my heart. The thought of taking them actually makes me more anxious.
So, I was wondering if anyone had the same issues out there and what your thoughts were.