High blood pressure - stress.
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I am worried that i have high blood pressure.
I am 34 years old and do stress myself out at times. I commute long distances during the week and have quite a high pressure job.
i have noticed that recently i will have nose bleeds, mainly in the morning, on days when i have meetings or other stresses. In fact today i am due to fly to Finland for a couple of days and saying goodbye to my children bought on a nose bleed and headache.
Occasionally my jaw will start to hurt and to counteract I will clench my teeth very hard.Sometimes i will get a pain in my left arm. This is especially noticeable at times of stress or anxiety. This pain is in the joint between arm and shoulder.
I gave up drinking alcohol over two years ago and i don't smoke. Any ideas what it could be? Is it stress, and if so what can i do to help myself?
I am 34 years old and do stress myself out at times. I commute long distances during the week and have quite a high pressure job.
i have noticed that recently i will have nose bleeds, mainly in the morning, on days when i have meetings or other stresses. In fact today i am due to fly to Finland for a couple of days and saying goodbye to my children bought on a nose bleed and headache.
Occasionally my jaw will start to hurt and to counteract I will clench my teeth very hard.Sometimes i will get a pain in my left arm. This is especially noticeable at times of stress or anxiety. This pain is in the joint between arm and shoulder.
I gave up drinking alcohol over two years ago and i don't smoke. Any ideas what it could be? Is it stress, and if so what can i do to help myself?
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
Nose bleeds are the easiest to source as a symptom, as that's where the blood is most likely to appear due to high blood pressure. As others have said, go to a doctor...that's what they're there for.
You can buy a diy blood pressure monitor from Amazon for about £10 if you're too scared to visit a doc, but I've never been to a doc that bites
You can buy a diy blood pressure monitor from Amazon for about £10 if you're too scared to visit a doc, but I've never been to a doc that bites
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
k all quite frankly, then moved on to 30mg Mirtazapine taken once every evening. Sleeping problem - gone. Anxiety - gone.TheCarpetCleaner said:
Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
k all quite frankly, then moved on to 30mg Mirtazapine taken once every evening. Sleeping problem - gone. Anxiety - gone.Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
k all quite frankly, then moved on to 30mg Mirtazapine taken once every evening. Sleeping problem - gone. Anxiety - gone.bull996 said:
Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
Luke. said:
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I don't have high blood pressure or nosebleeds (well not since I had my nose soldered when I was 7
), but I had some of the other symptoms throughout my late teens / early 20s alongside sleeping issues and everything else.Turned out I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, short spell of tablets and right as rain again
Go see the doctor and BE VERY HONEST, don't hide any of the issues, no matter how trivial they appear to you as it may affect how they deal with you.
k all quite frankly, then moved on to 30mg Mirtazapine taken once every evening. Sleeping problem - gone. Anxiety - gone.Gave it up after two months and that is when the doctor suggested mirtazapine. From the first dose I was out like a light at night, the first two weeks are fairly horrible as you feel a bit like a ghost (Well I did, obviously everyone has different experiences), and a year later I am feeling really good. Just got my dosage lowered to half and then should be off it soon
The pills sound useful, but surely a longterm solution is better eg trying to address either the cause of the stress/anxiety or doing something more "constructive" to help you relax (whether it's a sport, relaxation activity eg tai chi or having some sort of complementary therapy eg massage).
ShadownINja said:
The pills sound useful, but surely a longterm solution is better eg trying to address either the cause of the stress/anxiety or doing something more "constructive" to help you relax (whether it's a sport, relaxation activity eg tai chi or having some sort of complementary therapy eg massage).
I totally agree.What the pills do is enable you to sleep and pause for a moment while figuring that stuff out.
It is very hard to relax when thoughts are constantly racing through your mind, you haven't slept for no apparent reason for 4 nights straight and the work and stress is piling on.
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