your emotional state can play a big part in your blood pressure readings. If you are anxious or upset at the doctors', it will go up. Just being at the doctors', expecting to see a high blood pressure reading, can make it go up. If they get a higher reading at the start of the visit, they should check it again at the end, after you have been sitting and talking with them.

A home blood pressure machine is a very good idea, check it at regular times of day, when you are sitting back and relaxed, watching TV or something calming. You can also check how your feelings change things, take a reading when relaxed, then take the cuff off for a few minutes to let your arm recover (a snug cuff will raise the pressure in the arm), then think about how ****** off you are at someone or something, really feel it, then take another reading. Really shows you why you shouldn't "sweat the small stuff", it has an immediate effect on you.

As an example of how you feel at the doctor's can change things, I had to go back into the doc's once because they had really really screwed up, and treated me badly in the deal. I was fuming mad at them. Snarling mad. Doc & nurse came in, I chewed them out a bit (well justified), then doc told nurse to take bp and temp and all the usual. I told them, Don't bother, I guarantee you it's high right now. He said they would, anyway, just because....I told them don't, again. They did anyway. Last was the bp. When they saw the numbers, they both backed away from me, and conducted the rest of the visit from well out of arm's reach. I was still fuming on the outside, but inside I was laughing my head off at them. Hey, I told them not to take it. Nothing like medical proof that your patient is ready to rip your head off to create a little fear over your mistakes.

Also, if you're still worried about this, go see a cardiologist. They will know better whether you need to be treated for this, if any of your other meds are contributing, and if you should be treated, the best way to do so considering your overall picture.

My (now ex-)gp wouldn't even give me an office visit when my pulse was running at 119bpm for an hour and a half for no good reason, meaning no stress or physical activity (brachial plexus injuries can cause weird stuff, however), because protocol says 120bpm is the danger mark. Cardiologist had a different take on the situation, same with the bp spikes I was getting from the same injury source, but not constant high bp. Now controlling both with small amounts of meds, still get "occurrences" because the source is still there, but the rise in numbers is much smaller, within safer ranges. Also helps to know just what is going on, and why.

Saw Dr again last week and BP was 155 over? 90 I think.

Bought a BP kit and am using it, still at 140/90 now, Dr isn't concerned but I mention it every time.

In a lot of pain so sounds like it is that, BP was always normal before accident.

Thanks again everyone.