Hi - every since i was 18, whenever I go to the Dr., and the RN breaks out the cuff to take my BP, I feel my heart start to race, and of course, it always turns out that she measures me at ~130/90, sometimes as high as 150/98. I have always just explained it away as white coat syndrome, and the MD has never looked into it further.
My question is, now that I am 29, and this has gone on for over 10 years, I am beginning to wonder if this elevated BP is actually present all the time, and not just while I am at the MD office. How can I tell? Since everytime I see the cuff, my heart starts to race b/c I am nervous about it being high?
2006-11-11
11:47:57
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