I'll save the venting for another thread, but is there any way to stop my blood pressure increasing massively when it's being taken in a medical context?
Life has felt like torture for ages because I can't get the medication I need for ADHD because my blood pressure spikes in the mental health office. When I take it myself it used to be on the high side of normal. Now I'm on guanfacine (for the ADHD) it's the low side of normal, heading toward low - but it was 160/104 when he took it today. I know that's high, but it's not normal for me at all and I'm trapped in a miserable existance because of it.
He refuses to accept home readings and although I think getting it done elsewhere might be a bit lower, I still think a pharmacy etc would make it run high because it always feels like my life depends on every reading. Even having a friens do it makes it spike. I'm sure a 24 hour monitor would have the same issues and just work against me, and there's other reasons i want to avoid that too.
I've tried all the tips I can about posture, box breathing, water, cold air beforehand, sitting longer definitley doesn't help me. I've tried taking propranaolol, but that never seems to have an impact.
Plan is to speak to my own doctor tomorrow, but is there anything I'm missing? I've asked if there's any way to pursue informed consent, where I sign something saying that I'm aware of the risks. He says he'll speak to someone about that, but I'm not hopeful.
Thanks
Life has felt like torture for ages because I can't get the medication I need for ADHD because my blood pressure spikes in the mental health office. When I take it myself it used to be on the high side of normal. Now I'm on guanfacine (for the ADHD) it's the low side of normal, heading toward low - but it was 160/104 when he took it today. I know that's high, but it's not normal for me at all and I'm trapped in a miserable existance because of it.
He refuses to accept home readings and although I think getting it done elsewhere might be a bit lower, I still think a pharmacy etc would make it run high because it always feels like my life depends on every reading. Even having a friens do it makes it spike. I'm sure a 24 hour monitor would have the same issues and just work against me, and there's other reasons i want to avoid that too.
I've tried all the tips I can about posture, box breathing, water, cold air beforehand, sitting longer definitley doesn't help me. I've tried taking propranaolol, but that never seems to have an impact.
Plan is to speak to my own doctor tomorrow, but is there anything I'm missing? I've asked if there's any way to pursue informed consent, where I sign something saying that I'm aware of the risks. He says he'll speak to someone about that, but I'm not hopeful.
Thanks
