Systolic blood pressure - anxiety?

[wango]

If you consider yourself anxious, I’d say, you should consider yourself fortunate with those BP measurements.

[Ghostman_SW]

If you consider yourself anxious, I’d say, you should consider yourself fortunate with those BP measurements.

I am a very anxious person and have had panic attacks before. Before Finals I was in the Athletic Training Room and the Athletic Trainer watched as my blood pressure increased each time he measured it. He looked at me and said that I need to relax.

After Finals I took my blood pressure and it was in normal range again. That adrenaline dump can throw the numbers off.

[wango]

I am a very anxious person and have had panic attacks before. Before Finals I was in the Athletic Training Room and the Athletic Trainer watched as my blood pressure increased each time he measured it. He looked at me and said that I need to relax.

After Finals I took my blood pressure and it was in normal range again. That adrenaline dump can throw the numbers off.

It’s good that you’re aware of it and it’s even better that it returns to normal afterwards. It’s the folks that are subconsciously anxious/ stressed that really need to be concerned, particularly if it’s already happening when they are young.

Man, how I don’t miss finals (or any tests for that matter).

[Ghostman_SW]

One girl in high school had a panic attack and passed out. She hit her head on the locker. Panic attacks are no joke.