High Blood Pressure & Anxiety/New to Board

[swiiggs]

I am female, 45, and have had HBP for 15 years (that I know of). Currently seeing my second hypertensive specialist and am on six medications. BP still not under control. No combinations of meds seem to work. They will bring it down for about a week, then I get used to meds and it goes back up. I believe I am a "high stress" personality and maybe anti-anxiety meds would bring it down. Has anyone brought there pressure down with anxiety meds?
Thanks, swiiggs.

[junior26]

Go to the Stress & Anxiety board. I believe there are quite a few who have had the same problem as you and have treated it properly with anxiety meds. I will soon be trying anxiety meds myself for this as well. The slightest anxiety of taking my BP makes it shoot up.

I don't know if this is my actual problem, but I'm only 26 and I've had slightly elevated BP readings since I was a young teen (around 150/90). I honestly believe that when I'm watching TV or doing something relaxing, my BP is lower than that.