[Indie'sOK]

I went to the doctor a couple months ago for my earaches, and upon taking my blood pressure, she tells me that I am hypertensive. I have a history of high blood pressure readings. I think it's caused from anxiety, she thinks too much sodium in my diet. What are some ways to reduce blood pressure? Besides the obvious cutting out sodium, because I'm trying that right now as well. I hate how my anxiety makes the reading high when it might not really be.

Thanks for any advice

[krisakira]

Yeah I went to the urgent care clinic for severe back pain yesterday and my bp was 147/102 but I know it was from the stress of being in so much pain. Most doctors don't really care about the mental factors of your health. Either way, whether it's caused by anxiety or high sodium intake, it is never good to have a constant high blood pressure...

[Soul Quake]

Maybe you should purchase an in home blood pressure cuff and check your own vitals to see if being in a more relaxed environment makes a difference. You can return it to the store.

[sundog]

Meditation has been proven to really help some people lower their BP

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0314130430.htm

[Petunia111]

I take Diovan with hydrochlorthiazide (diuretic) and Catapres for hypertension. Salt only reduces pressure approximately 4 points, which is nothing if your blood pressure gets to around 222/127, which mine did once. High blood pressure runs in my family, in both of my parents. Such is genetics.

[trixielou]

lately my bp been shootin up when i eat salt. i have chest pains anxiety & i know its all this stuff at once with the extra cold air & shut up in house & after 6 months of separation from husband (2 months from 3 yr old as hes had custody for 2 months) i let him come back. i long just to be divorced with joint custody & living with my dad like i was before. my health mental & physical was a lot better then.

[Indie'sOK]

Thanks for the replies...I'll look into the mediation

[trixielou]

the weird thing is ive had 2 blood works where sodium levels were low ive heard some people are very sensitive to salt & it causes shoot in bp but i also read where low sodium levels are not due to lack of eating salt its somethin else in body im thinkin where my thyroid meds needed adjusted i eat stuff to have enuff salt as i read table salt is in everything to some degree i have more blood work jan4 so i guess we will see