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Ms_T
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Hi Everyone,
I haven't posted in a while but I felt I needed some perspective. I have been obsessing over my blood pressue. I have always had really low pressure 110/70 or even lower even though I have had pretty bad anxiety for about 15years. I recently went off birth control pills after ten years and began having a lot of anxiety and depression. At the same time I had a doctor's appt, just a check up and I began worrying my blood pressure was high. Ofcourse since I was worrying it was like 130/100. He checked it again about ten minutes later and it was 124/74 so I relaxed a little but then I just began obsessing over my blood pressure checking it constantly (we have a home monitor) sometimes 20 times in a half an hour, so of course it spikes. I think the hightest was maybe 142/98. I went back to the doctor a few days ago to ask him if he was concerned about my blood pressure and to tell me to quit checking it (It was 120/82) at his office. He told me he was not worried, it was anxiety related and to only check twice a month. Well, I went to the grocery store today and checked it again it was 132/75 I had checked it two days ago as well and it was 124/77. This is a little high for me and I am now depressed and anxious. I just don't know how to get out of this vicious cycle. Anyone gone through this or any advice?
Ivy
I haven't posted in a while but I felt I needed some perspective. I have been obsessing over my blood pressue. I have always had really low pressure 110/70 or even lower even though I have had pretty bad anxiety for about 15years. I recently went off birth control pills after ten years and began having a lot of anxiety and depression. At the same time I had a doctor's appt, just a check up and I began worrying my blood pressure was high. Ofcourse since I was worrying it was like 130/100. He checked it again about ten minutes later and it was 124/74 so I relaxed a little but then I just began obsessing over my blood pressure checking it constantly (we have a home monitor) sometimes 20 times in a half an hour, so of course it spikes. I think the hightest was maybe 142/98. I went back to the doctor a few days ago to ask him if he was concerned about my blood pressure and to tell me to quit checking it (It was 120/82) at his office. He told me he was not worried, it was anxiety related and to only check twice a month. Well, I went to the grocery store today and checked it again it was 132/75 I had checked it two days ago as well and it was 124/77. This is a little high for me and I am now depressed and anxious. I just don't know how to get out of this vicious cycle. Anyone gone through this or any advice?
Ivy
Three times a week...MAX. You're fine.