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Posted 10/9/2015 7:21 PM (GMT -5)
So since I started my new department at work almost 3 weeks ago these past two weeks I get this weird lightheaded sensation not dizzy and I take my blood pressure and it's 160/78 when I'm not in work and I go home my blood pressure is 106/70 which is perfect so I'm thinking something is setting off my anxiety and getting me anxious cause my blood pressure to be skyhigh. I'm very upset because since I'm not on any medication anymore I never had this weird feeling I don't like that my blood pressure goes up that high and it scares me more today had that feeling again at work but I, my self so when she took it thank God it wasn't 160 was 138 and then when I got home today it was 100/77 so I felt much better when I got home . Has anyone else had BPs bikes with their anxiety before ? I spoke with the doctor and he wanted me to go back on Zoloft her to retry it I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet since I've been off medicine since May . I understand being on antidepressants for 15 years and change your body a lot so I'm trying to see if this is just the effects from it.
Posted 10/9/2015 7:33 PM (GMT -5)
Only 1 month ago my blood pressure was staying at 160/100! I was terrified and couldn't get it to back down.. Well now it's 140/80 which is still kind of high but not as high as before. The other thing that has went down is my level of anxiety! You'd be surprised to know how much your Zoloft was helping you maintain your anxiety. Two things, I was told by my ER doc that high blood pressure is actually symptomless. Also, your blood pressure goes up when your body is working or under stress/anxiety! Deep down you have A Normal blood pressure.. Just gotta work on your anxiety. Like I said I went to the ER with the 160/100 blood pressure.. 2mg of Ativan later I was 110/70. Oh, and stay off google. It has nothing nice to say I've learned
Posted 10/9/2015 7:40 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks andre0120 i'm just so scared to retry the Zoloft again because when they started me they had me at 25 mg for six days then put me to 50 and that was the worst I had nosebleeds Acne diarrhea waking up in the middle the night with a heart rate of 165 because I had the event monitor on at the time and that's what I was just recently bumped up to 50 extreme blurry vision. Then when I was a weaning off of it just to come off because I didn't want to do it no more I did notice being a 25 mg I was OK the doctor gave me a new script for 25 mg take 12.5 for a month but it's been sitting in my cabinet and I haven't went back on it yet . I was on pack soul for a couple years and then Lexapro the last seven years now nothing but Xanax when needed. Oh and the night sweats on Zoloft sucked
Posted 10/9/2015 9:43 PM (GMT -5)
I was on citilopram for 4 years on and off. It helped me for a little while when I first started taking it.. Then it just made me numb to the the world. I decided to stop taking it 4 months.. Weaned myself off very quickly and found that I was suppressing insane amounts of anxiety with that medicine. The best thing you can do is to decide.. Anxiety/panic disorder is not gonna fix itself. You will stay in the cycle for as long as you choose too. Zoloft COULD help you but ultimately it's up to you to get yourself out. I'm slowly pulling out of this mess one day at a time. Though it's rough I'm doing it without my medicine. Just know that you don't need the medicine! If you do decide to take it, realize that it's just side effects you're dealing with. They will pass but you have to be strong throughout them. Either way.. You will be okay. I promise
Posted 10/9/2015 10:21 PM (GMT -5)
PK,

Your systolic number is a bit high...but not catastrophically so...and your diastolic is fine.

BP does fluctuate naturally throughout the day, and yes, anxiety will cause spikes. However, it is the average that really counts...so the fact that it drops at home is a good sign.

I would say that with monitoring, heeding your doctor's advice, anxiety management. ..and lifestyle changes...

...you will see that top number drop into an optimal range.:)

Be well,

S.C.
Posted 10/10/2015 9:14 PM (GMT -5)
my bp also goes way up during high anxiety . i have bp medicine. i take sometimes to control it. i dont need it all the time. high bp runs in my family and i didnt start having it till this past year. most of the time it is in the 120,s range but will shoot up to 140,s and 150,s if i dont watch it. like you i can feel it when its high. i feel like my head wants to burst and iget dizzy and lightheaded. i also get extremely short tempered when its high.
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