Feeling worried

[Espinoza38]

So my anxiety has been acting up since yesterday at work. My worry is that I have high blood pressure because my mom has that. Now it's 3:23 am and I'm awake thinking about that. Last week I felt awesome and fine and now this week I feel terrible, well I know it's just Tuesday. Who else worries over the littlest things? I just want to feel normal again, well my normal at least. Is anyone up so I can talk to?

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Espinoza

I do not know were you are blogging from. All I can suggest however is it does not mean your blood pressure is high because your Mother has it. However that would need to be checked by your family doctor

I do not know your age, I am near sixty eight years old and I take my Statins for colestral sorry for spelling. They do help my Blood Pressure is down to 120/80 and my colesteral is down to around 3.

Generally Blood Pressure can relate to stress or if you exercise. A reading around 140 at rest can be a warning sign where you GP will look on ways to reduce it down.

Colestral needs to be below four or lower, I am Diabetic 2 and they push to get it down to below 3.

If worried talk to your GP for accurate readings

BOB

[Espinoza38 in reply to Hidden]

Why thank you. I think my blood pressure was up because I had an anxiety attack. I'm on propranolol 20 mg I felt it was working but I didn't take it for 2 days and now I feel crappy. I know my anxieties play a major role in this.

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Espinoza

I am very much like you I forget to take my medications. My Wife now looks after my medications now as I do forget to take them and if that happens in the morning I feel terrible in the afternoon.

Anxiety can cause problems with blood pressure . You could try Relaxation Technique MINDFULNESS. or learn how to control breathing, that helps me.

Like today, sitting here on holiday with my cup of coffee, I will be going out later although we have slowed down because of age. Iook at life different than I used to, Being slower seems to be quite beneficial, if we rush around we miss some much

Yesterday we were on a boat on a Loch It was nice just to relax with no expectations on what to do next, just to take in the moment does help if stressed

BOB

[Espinoza38 in reply to Hidden]

Wow that just sounds wonderful.

[Shutterbug65]

I know how it feels to worry constantly about everything. Once that thought gets a hold of you it’s hard to push It aside. The mornings are by far the worst time for me. I usually get about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. I take Doxepin to help with sleep, it does work to put me to sleep but I still wake up with anxiety everyday. Is your anxiety worse in the morning?

[Espinoza38 in reply to Shutterbug65]

My anxiety does feel worse in the am. But you know at times if I don't have anxiety in the morning I get it thru outthe day till I get home from work. I come home drained.

[Shutterbug65 in reply to Espinoza38]

I know the feeling. My worries turn into anxiety. Right now I’m very alone and I worry about that. I’m anxious on Friday because I know that another weekend of being alone is here. I used to look forward to the weekends like everyone else. Well I hope you are feeling better and your day is anxiety free.

[Espinoza38 in reply to Shutterbug65]

I'm the same way. I try and enjoy my weekends but at times it's so hard. It's like I can do something fun and once I'm done my worries come to me. Like the first thing is I'm a die. God I hate that feeling.