rockbush
20-12-12, 20:26
I think i have bad white coat syndrome. my bp usually runs 150/85 for years. last year got obsessed with home machine and sent myself to the ER. had it checked at the docs 2 months ago and about the usual for me at first and then they rechecked it and said it was good.. 1 month ago i pinched a nerve in my neck and went into full blown panic attacks (i have panic and gad for years, maybe 3 pa per year) my bp was like 180/120. they put me on bp meds.then a week later i go to the shrink it is almost normal...they give me xanax and lexapro. i have been off any meds for 1 year. week later the pain is back and i go back to er and bp is real high again. i broke down panicked and crying. grown man. followup at my docs and still high. freaked out again. still taking bp meds. today checked it at home and it was 156/113 freaked out before and after. i am in constant panic state and cant stop thinking i will cause my bp to go up an it will kill me....
Taking a quarter pill of xanax 3x a day to keep the panic down. have not started the lexapro. what to do... there is no way at this point I can go near a doctors office from fear.
Oh just started wih a new CBT phd. had great results several years ago bu then had bad GAD and went on lexapro for a while. actually felt great for a year but was sleepy and not much ambition so I weened off them about 1 year back.
Taking a quarter pill of xanax 3x a day to keep the panic down. have not started the lexapro. what to do... there is no way at this point I can go near a doctors office from fear.
Oh just started wih a new CBT phd. had great results several years ago bu then had bad GAD and went on lexapro for a while. actually felt great for a year but was sleepy and not much ambition so I weened off them about 1 year back.