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Jan 31, 2014, 04:05 PM
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Hello Everyone,
I have been having problems with high blood pressure for a few months now. My doctor put me on a low dose of Lisinopril and it brought my bp down to a normal level. After two months she said I did not need it anymore because of the low dose working so well. Today, I had to go to the urgent care as my bp spiked to 195/111 and I felt very out of sorts. The doctor put me back on a higher dose of Lisinopril because my bp was so high. My question is that can anxiety cause someone's bp to become elevated? And if it does, what can I do? I have also been on 25 mgs of Elavil for about 3 months. Does anyone here have the same problem and what did you do? |
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Feb 01, 2014, 05:48 PM
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Yes anxiety can make your BP rise but not as high as yours was. They say that it is ok for BP to go up and down, as long as it does go down again. My BP goes real high whenever I go to the doctors but if I take it at home it is ok. I was told to cut out salt and red meats as much as possible so I have managed to avoid medication for it so far. Hugs
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Feb 11, 2014, 01:58 PM
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I'm having a similar issue. So you aren't alone. Mine got up to 172/92 yesterday it's spiking at a certain time of day though. It goes back down shortly after the fact. But something has to give. My dr is talking about putting me on meds and I guess she'll decide on monday when I go in to see her. I'm already on too many meds got my age in my opinion.
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Feb 15, 2014, 11:04 PM
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When I was anxious about a medical appointment (my first time in the stirrups) my blood pressure shot so high they wouldn't allow me to leave the clinic. They didn't put me on medication because it was an anxiety induced reaction to a short term problem, but checked on me every 15 minutes for an hour or so and when it got out of the dangerously high level they allowed me to leave.
I would recommend talking to both doctors (assuming there are multiple involved) about the link between your high blood pressure and anxiety. Ideally it would be nice if they could improve the cause (the anxiety) so that they no longer have to medicate you for the symptom (the blood pressure)
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