As I have lots of a anxiety and yes it can raise your blood pressure.

Outve alot of post I've seen of yours. Have you ever tried getting into stuff like yoga and Zumba or spinning classes. Yoga and Zuma have always helped me as well as painting and poetry.

I notice when my anxiety really hits is when I have the down time. I've noticed as a mom of a 6 year old girl and a son who will be 2 in March and a loving husband they keep me occupied and busy which is a big help with my anxiety.

Do you eat a healthy diet? I notice since I do that helps with it and by not drinking stuff with caffeine such as soda and coffee.my only down fall I do wrong where I think it helps with anxiety is smoking it seems in the moment it helps but since cigarettes are a stimulant in the long run it doesn't help with anxiety but when I don't have the it gets worse.

I need to find an alternative beside that.

i have 5 children between ages 8-1 . and yes i do eat pretty healthy, although latley i havent really been able to eat much due to anxiety. and anxiety induced ibs bowel problems. i also smoke ciggerettes and it seems the anxiety has increased my smoking habit . i get busy with the kids and try to relax when i can. i have health anxiety so i worry alot and deal with negative thoughts. and all the physical things that anxiety causes makes my anxiey worse cause i always think the worse. my bp yesterday at the doctors was 168/110 and pulse was 130 when i first went in. then a couple mins later when rechecked it was 160/100 . she said it was anxiety related. especially cause im scared of the doctors.

On average I smoke 5 a day but when anxiety is intense ill end up smoking a whole pack.I don't like the Dr's either.

Yes. Anxiety can raise your blood pressure. It happened to me at a GYN appointment recently. The doctor said to check my blood pressure at home
every now and then. It went back to close to normal. I'm 68 years old and have lifelong anxiety.

ive been up to two packs! its awful and i need to cut down starting today. iss it normal for my bp to raise that much with anxiety? its crazy. i dont have a bp machine at home to check it. but it was pry more higher at doctors office yesterday cause im scared of doctors and i was so nervous about it all more yesterday before i went

ive been sitting down and relaxing most of today because i want it to go down and idk how long it takes to go down

If your doctor was concerned about your BP during the appointment she would have suggested medication, diet changes etc. If it was something critical your doctor would have ordered more tests or sent you to the ER.

Relax. Breath.

Seriously, obessing about or being hyper vigilant about it isn't helping. What tools are you applying to help you manage your anxiety? Are you taking medication or getting treatment for it?

So after you were there it started dropping, which is a good indication that it was stress induced.

Tamaira,

In the health care profession we call that “white coat symdrome”. Some people automatically go into panic mode as soon as they walk into the doctor’s office. Your pulse was high and your BP was high, both can be triggered by anxiety. They will check it towards the end of the appointment to compare and also will compare to what your BP has been in the past. If they were worried about it they would have scheduled a follow up. Also, if you smoked before the appointment that could raise your BP.

Try deep breathing. Another grounding technique that works is to concentrate on feeling the ground beneath your feet. This gets you out of your head and i to the moment.

Hope you are feeling better:)

On YouTube you can find guided meditation videos to help with health anxiety. Perhaps you can give it a try and see if it helps you.

Good tip. I do what’s called a body scan meditation. I find it super helpful when I’m anxious about my health or my body. If you google “body scan meditation” a ton of stuff comes up.

Thank you I will definitely look up stuff on YouTube! She did schedule a follow-up appointment to check my BP. But she said it is anxiety related. I just never knew how high anxiety can make your BP. I checked it at home this morning and it was 148/114 . Still high bottom number from stress :(