Re: Hi all - ? about White Coat Hypertension

[Guest guest]

It’s so common there is even a name

for it.  See link below.  God bless.

http://mens-health.health-cares.net/white-coat-syndrome.php

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of paula delarosa

Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006

7:28 AM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Hi

all - ? about White Coat Hypertension

Hi there....

I have a few questions about whether anyone here has

experienced this or not. When I go to my drs appts...my blood pressure

(which has always been low) tends to get high. Then I will go home and

take it and it is low again. This past week, my bp was 155 over

90 and they took it before I left and it was 144 over 80. When I

got home, it read at 126 over 70. My bp is usually way lower than

that. I think it is the anxiety of going to the drs. Anyone have

any suggestions on how they deal with that? I can feel myself getting

nervous as soon as my name is called and I know it is a normal predicament

but this has just started to happen. Any ideas? Meditation...know

it could be meds also. I am on prednisone 5 mg, arava 10 mg. Soon

to start enbrel self mix. Then onto rituxan if that does not help

me.

I know that there is a 24 hr bp monitor also.

Thanks all.....

a

[Guest guest]

> I have a few questions about whether anyone here has experienced

this or not

> When I go to my drs appts...my blood pressure (which has always

been low)

> tends to get high. Then I will go home and take it and it is low

again.

> This past week, my bp was 155 over 90 and they took it before I

left and it

> was 144 over 80. When I got home, it read at 126 over 70. My bp is

usually

> way lower than that. I think it is the anxiety of going to the drs.

Anyone

> have any suggestions on how they deal with that? I can feel myself

getting

> nervous as soon as my name is called and I know it is a normal

predicament

> but this has just started to happen. Any ideas?

a--

This has started to happen to me too. When I hear my name, I start

stressing about it, and I know that just makes the problem worse! My

blood pressure is usually pretty high when the nurse first checks it.

My doc will usually take it again--usually in the middle of talking

about something else, so I don't have a chance to worry.

I've also noticed this happening when I take my blood pressure with

one of those machines at our local drug store. The machine will

report a fairly high number. If I take my pressure again right away,

it's usually well within the normal range.

Unfortunately, I don't have any suggestions to help with the problem.

dordale

[Guest guest]

This is so common. Let them know about this and that this happens for you. I'd keep a log of what your bp normally runs and bring it with you.

Abby

In a message dated 8/24/2006 11:59:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pdelarosa@... writes:

Hi there....

I have a few questions about whether anyone here has experienced this or not. When I go to my drs appts...my blood pressure (which has always been low) tends to get high. Then I will go home and take it and it is low again. This past week, my bp was 155 over 90 and they took it before I left and it was 144 over 80.

[Guest guest]

When you go to the doctor office, have them use a bigger BP cuff,

this will show a lower BP. they may be using the wrong size for

your arm.

Ina

>

>

> This is so common. Let them know about this and that this happens

for you.

> I'd keep a log of what your bp normally runs and bring it with

you.

> Abby

>

> In a message dated 8/24/2006 11:59:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

> pdelarosa@... writes:

>

> Hi there....

>

> I have a few questions about whether anyone here has experienced

this or

> not. When I go to my drs appts...my blood pressure (which has

always been low)

> tends to get high. Then I will go home and take it and it is low

again.

> This past week, my bp was 155 over 90 and they took it before I

left and it was

> 144 over 80.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

Funnily enough I get this as well! Everytime I go to see my GP, neurologist, psychiatrist or mental health nurse I get so nervous beforehand! I can feel my heart racing and I get all sweaty. I'm sweating now just at the thought of it! However, usually once I'm actually in there with them I start to calm down a bit. I suppose its the anxiety of thinking I wonder what they're going to say to me or what news they've got for me! I don't know what happens to my blood pressure though.

Luv

Becky

xxx

----- Original Message -----

From: paula delarosa

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:27 PM

Subject: Hi all - ? about White Coat Hypertension

Hi there....

I have a few questions about whether anyone here has experienced this or not. When I go to my drs appts...my blood pressure (which has always been low) tends to get high. Then I will go home and take it and it is low again. This past week, my bp was 155 over 90 and they took it before I left and it was 144 over 80. When I got home, it read at 126 over 70. My bp is usually way lower than that. I think it is the anxiety of going to the drs. Anyone have any suggestions on how they deal with that? I can feel myself getting nervous as soon as my name is called and I know it is a normal predicament but this has just started to happen. Any ideas? Meditation...know it could be meds also. I am on prednisone 5 mg, arava 10 mg. Soon to start enbrel self mix. Then onto rituxan if that does not help me.

I know that there is a 24 hr bp monitor also.

Thanks all.....

a

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