Hi I like to start off by saying I've been dealing with health anxiety and OCD since I was a teenager. I am 32 now. I've been with my doctor for over 6 years she's great and very understanding -- always reassuring me that I am healthy. I went to ER for different reasons and EKG always normal. I've been seeing therapist for over 2 years now and have been taking xanax. Which helped me gain weight from 150 to 170 in 2 years. I've always had poor diet consisting of fast food soda snacks fatty foods etc...The xanax helped me relax and stimulate my appetite thus eating more than ever. Before I was always too nervous to eat. Sorry for rant but my question is having a 140/83 blood pressure when lipids diabetes thyroid kindey liver test are all negative a sign of possible heart attack in near future? This morning my new nurse was this cute attractive lady and I got extremely nervous. My BP test was 140/93 second was 139 and 20 minutes later it was 139. My doc did not seem concern with this. She gave me pamphelt about reducing salt intake and asked me to come back for recheck in 2 weeks. I do not want to label this as white coat syndrome because I've been tested at docs many times. Now my concern is that I will drop dead of heart attack. I have no symptoms of heart disease whatsoever or family history of heart issues. I feel fine even though I do no cardio or exercising. Here are my blood pressure results throughout the years yuo can see the increase from when I was only 150lbs til now. I hated being skinnny at 6'0 and only 152 so I was happy to get to 170. Are these numbers concerning or showing a trend to hypertension? In my mind I feel there is no way to fix this and I am headed to some serious problem.s Weight at 170lbs with no muscle definition 1/26/2015 140/83 10/13/2014 8:40 AM 125/73 10/8/2014 3:10 PM 125/76 9/23/2014 9:40 AM 130/78 7/7/2014 9:00 AM 115/73 7/1/2014 10:00 AM 137/83 2/20/2014 2:50 PM 132/72 Weight 152 lb (68.947 kg) 7/9/2013 9:20 AM 105/60 110/62 6/3/2013 1:50 PM 103/65 4/26/2013 10:00 AM 117/74 4/18/2013 2:50 PM 109/60 4/9/2013 4:10 PM 115/72 2/23/2009 4:00 PM 109/71 4/22/2009 2:50 PM 121/70 11/4/2008 7:30 PM 124/72
2015-04-13 11:25:54
I'm not a doctor and cannot diagnose you. However the blood pressures you have listed are all within normal ranges although it has gone up a little. 140/83 is not considered high. 83 is a perfectly fine diastolic. 140 is probably indicative of how nervous you were. I think that worrying about dying of a heart attack at age 32 is probably more due to your OCD than anything else. You are wise to be watchful of your cardiac health but obsessing over it will only increase stress levels and that IS bad for your heart...and the rest of your body. Aim to eat a diet high in plant foods lean protein and try not to use salt. Avoid sugar white flour processed foods junk foods etc. Do you get exercise? Daily activity is the single biggest think you can do to minimize your risk of heart disease. Aim to get at least 30 mins of aerobic activity every day. I know this probably won't help but I'm going to say it anyways: Stop worrying so much. You're young and have a long life ahead of you. Go out and enjoy it! There will be plenty of time in your 50s and 60s to worry about your health. No offense intended...
2015-04-13 11:26:24
