Thank you for your reply! Very interesting what you said about how BP meds can calm the nerves down. When I was at the doc yesterday, they took my BP and it was 40 points higher than normal and my pulse rate was also very high. I was really surprised because I always have very LOW blood pressure. The nurse told me that when you have pain, your BP increases dramatically. They view it as another marker. Like I mentioned in another post...I have A LOT to learn! This thing is so weird and hard to understand. And even harder to live with!