Panic Attacks Support Group
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...
Ok, so I have been suffering from major depressive episodes, anxiety, and panic disorder ever since I was in my teens. I'm in my 50s now! I was diagnosed with breast cancer ten years ago and went through surgery, chemo and radiation. I guess you can say my blood pressure started to go up after all my treatments were over and I had to go for checkups every 6 mos. and of course, mammos.
I have since developed such a fear of having my BP taken that I freak out. It doesn't matter what doctor I'm seeing. I went to the eye doctor and my pressure was so high he was gonna send me to the ER! I told him I suffer from anxiety and white coat syndrome.
I do take BP meds, and am on Prozac and Xanax, when needed. Even these don't work when I know I have to have my BP taken. I guess my question is, can your BP get really high during an anxiety attack or just having anxiety about getting it read?
I have since developed such a fear of having my BP taken that I freak out. It doesn't matter what doctor I'm seeing. I went to the eye doctor and my pressure was so high he was gonna send me to the ER! I told him I suffer from anxiety and white coat syndrome.
I do take BP meds, and am on Prozac and Xanax, when needed. Even these don't work when I know I have to have my BP taken. I guess my question is, can your BP get really high during an anxiety attack or just having anxiety about getting it read?
I do take Benicar 40 mg but I never experienced a drop in pressure even when I wasn't stressed, however, last summer, I visited my sister in law, who is a lab tech, she took my pressure every day and it was great, like 120 something over 80 or lower with meds.
Going to see my pdoc and get some therapy to get over this phobia. I cannot live like this.