High Blood Pressure

AAllan · Post by **AAllan** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:30 am

I am in my twenties. I take a low dose medication and it seems to lower it. When people check my blood pressure it seems like I anticipate too much, I over think it, I worry if it's gonna be high, and by doing that I think I get the physical symptoms going and my pressure is high. I've gotten tests, blood work, I'm healthy, I exercise and lift weights, I watch what I eat. I think I just drain myself out thinking about it. They say 120/80 is good, I usually get in the 130's/mid to late 80's. Sometimes top number is in to mid-late 40's. Can thinking about it, overreacting and thinking cause it to get high? Anyone have advice or deal with the same thing. Let me know, Thanks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:40 am

I'm in my twenties. I've had many panic attacks. My thing is my heart would beat really fast, and that would freak me out. I had a stress test done and while running they wanted my heart rate at 170 or a little higher. When the nurse stepped out I freaked out and had so many negative racing thoughts that my heart rate went up to 150 and was getting a little higher before I even started the test. After I calmed down a bit I did the test, and the doctor said everything was fine, just work on the anxiety. I sometimes still worry when I'm lifting and exercising. Will exercising and lifting weights cause anything bad to happen with high blood pressure? I thought it helps.