crabbyroad

Lillian,

Just curious, how many times a day do you take your BP? I have anxiety at the doctors, higher BP readings than at home or an hour later as you do, after I initally got the HBP diagnosis and put of meds, I obessed about it, take it at home few times a day, am, after exercise, etc., would be high if I was under anxiety having to travel outside my limits (panic disorder), that it literally prevented me from going anywhere. I first was put on a atenolol then month later, a diurectic, which I noticed it really lowered my BP at home, this week I took the diuretic for a full week before my doctors appointment for my follow up, since I figured it would be higher that morning before I left, it took them 8 times to find my BP! My husband was with me, they changed stethscopes, got a reading on him, tried both my arms, finally the doctor got a faint systolic of 98, and took me off the diurectic, and halved the atenolol. Im under guidelines watched by my husband to report to my doctor, if I take my BP more than once a day, the monitor goes. The doctor said me stressing about my BP was worse than having the HBP itself.