Hi

has anyone else suffered a panic attack during a blood pressure test with a cuff ?

I have a wrist device which inflates for home use and could not finish the test due to the sensation and following panic attack.

I also dislike the arm cuff method. Both also sound horrendous - I'm sensitive especially when anxious.
I hate feeling the blood literally pressured around my body mostly in the area of the inflation but also around my torso.

I always get white coat syndrome so thought doing it at home would be better but alas not.

Has anyone tried the non-cuff blood pressure monitors for smart phones ? This might get around the uncomfortable sensation from the cuff method and wondered if you got less stressful results?