feeling anixous

[Hsifontes27]

my blood pressure went up on August 2023 To 220 I was feeling dizzy and anxious I went to the Emergency Room..I have now taken my medication for high blood pressure.is back to normal and lost weight but I got really bad anxiety since that day where I would have panic attacks and felt I was gonna have a heart attack all time because my chest would hurt I even went to the hospital couple times because of my chest hurting all the time and the doctors wouldn’t find nothing..it’s Ben a lot better but I still get little panic attacks like something is going to happen to me or my arm is gonna fall asleep and I get headaches..

I also take buspirone 15mm I feel like the don’t help at all..just looking for some tips on how to manage my aniexty

[Agora1]

Hi Hsifontes27, the best thing I have found for raised blood pressure due

to anxiety is something as simple as "breathing exercises". If done properly

as well as daily, you can learn to control vitals through this method.

Continuous practice with this method can lower the numbers on b/p, h/r

as well as bring down the levels of Adrenaline.

It must be practiced when you are not in the throws of anxiety so that your

body builds up a tolerance in doing this when you need it. Eventually you

will learn to stop anxiety before it has a chance to escalate which in turn will

not allow the b/p to go that high.

I'm glad you are on medication as well. So am I. xx

[BrmhmR in reply to Agora1]

I agree with Agora1. I have a slightly higher blood pressure than normal levels due to overthinking which results in anxiety, but I am better at managing thoughts than previously.

When I take a blood pressure reading at home I see that the first reading is slightly high. I focus on deep breathing with slow controlled exhales to reduce my heartbeat as the pressure on my heart releases as I breathe out. I take another reading and the blood pressure slightly drops. I take a third one for accuracy and it is lower than the first reading. Between each reading, there is a 30-second gap and I am maintaining the controlled breathing practice.

Slow controlled breathing helps throughout the day. If I am going to present work at university in front of my group there may be the thought of doubt that it goes wrong or I mess up. I know engaging with those thoughts produces anxiety so I ignore it by focusing on deep breathing. My heartbeat initially rises after the thought but drops after a few seconds of slow exhales and inhales of air.

[Agora1 in reply to BrmhmR]

Me too dear. It's the best tool I've found to control anxiety. And you see the

results fast. xx

[Hsifontes27]

thanks so much for the tips..may god bless you