How To Prevent High Blood Pressure During Panic Attacks

Saturday, November 22, 2008 17:32
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high blood pressure and panic attacksYou have been suffering from panic attacks lately and have been under a lot of physical and emotional stress .One important thing to remember is that while panic attacks generally feel worse than they really are, at the same time they can be damaging to your overall health, especially in the form of high blood pressure. This is enough for you to keep your blood pressuring during a panic attack within normal levels.

Stay Cool

Staying cool might sound too simple, but it really does help if, while suffering a panic attack, you seek a cold drink of water. Such a drink can also help lower your blood pressure during a panic attack, because the coolness of the water will hydrate you and cause a naturally relaxing effect.

You might ask why your blood pressure during a panic attack can become high. In fact this can happen if you already have a tendency toward high blood pressure, but at the same time adrenaline can also be a major cause.

High blood pressure during an anxiety or panic attack can be caused by the adrenaline that triggers the panic attack in the first place. The effect of an increase in adrenaline will cause your heart to beat faster, and as such, the blood being pumped through your body goes faster and faster, which can result in high blood pressure.

It is interesting to note that low blood pressure during a panic attack can also occur. For instance, if you are prone to panic attacks in which you start to feel dizzy and lightheaded, this can be because you are not receiving enough oxygen. And as oxygen is carried in the blood, too little oxygen can sometimes result in low blood pressure.

So, if low blood pressure during a panic attack affects you, you should first try to get your blood sugar regulated by drinking some orange juice. If you think you are suffering from high blood pressure, go to your local drugstore and purchase an at-home blood pressure kit.

Try to take your blood pressure and record your findings, when you feel a panic attack coming on. It is also important that you  use only a safe and accurate home blood pressure kit. Go and see yourt doctor and discuss ways that you can not only stop your blood pressure from becoming dangerously high, but find a safe way to stop your panic attacks.

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