Oh boy. Well BP wasn’t even on my radar. Going back 20 years my initial concern was anxiety and panic attacks and I didn’t seek help right away cause I thought I would be judged and my kids would be taken away if I was diagnosed with mental illness. I was paranoid and clueless. (But I was a good mom )
I was also afraid if medicated I’d feel like a zombie. Which is exactly what happened when I finally sought help and was Rx Paxil. Lasted 3 days on it and never went back to the doc for a long time.