Do you have sheer panic attacks when you go to your doctor? When I go to the doctor I panic so bad for some reason, they check my blood pressure and it gets real high, and then goes back down when I get home. Anyone else ever experience this? or am I the only one?
2006-07-23 08:35:25 · 6 answers · asked by Genie C 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes, it's called white coat hypertension and it's actually relatively common. I'm exactly the same, and I'm a doctor myself - when I get my BP measured by my own doctor it's high, but if I measure it myself it's fine. If your doctor is worried about it, they'll arrange for you to have 24 hour blood pressure monitoring, where you have a cuff on for 24 hours and it takes your BP every 20 minutes or so. They can then look at it and check whether you do have a real problem or if it's just due to anxiety when you go to your doctors appointment.
2006-07-23 09:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. The high blood pressure you're experiencing at the doctor's office is officially called "white-coat hypertension", and quite a few people experience it. They may take a second reading at the doctor's office after you've rested for a while, and see if your blood pressure reading goes down.
2006-07-23 08:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by synergistic_insight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES ever time i think of how much they are going to charge me i get in a real panic stage!! And then i do it again at the drug store!! I have even got to the point that i cry!! When I think how hard i worked for my money then have to give it up to some Dr. for only 3 or 4 min. And then the damn drug store to shell out even more.. Yes i have a real bad panic attck!!!! And you heard it here first from a REAL Nutcase!!!""""NUT'S""""..PS ...did i win...did i win...did i wn???
2006-07-23 08:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by dl200558 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that happens to many people. I get panic attacks when I go to the dentist. Doctors don't bother me as bad though.
2006-07-23 08:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 03:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by sharona 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. They also realize the anxiety that comes with this situation. Very normal.
2006-07-23 08:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by viclyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋