HELP: How To Fight Hypertension

[_Cathy_]

What do you all day that keeps you anxious? Surely there is something at home that you can do that will keep your mind off COVID or your HT? Exercise, walkaround, garden, wash the car, a hobby?

And that holding your breath test for COVID? Thats just stupid.

I really don't know what triggered my anxiety. Possibly the deaths of people I know and my last day at the job that I love getting closer each day.

Funny that now that I have so much time, I don't even wash my car anymore (which I used to do religiously once a week)

This could be TMI but I even missed my period, which was supposed to be last week as well (when my SOB got worse) It used to be like clockwork. Something is really wrong with my body. And BTW before one of my haters says it's menopause, wala pa kong 40 yrs old and I have friends older than me that had their first child in their 40s

maybe with all those bad things happened with your friends, somewhat you are thinking that's why.
yes, it's hard pero gaya ng sabi nila relax ka lang cathy.

My friend who passed away, I used to post about him at the board. I've known him since my teens and he was sort of a mentor to me. He is one of the reasons why I love Ateneans, he was both book smart (Mgt Eng) and street smart (very decisive) I spoke to him before I left the US and we were supposed to meet here in Manila (he is based in LA) I even told him I wanted Porto's cheese rolls He passed away 2 days shy of his 50th bday MAGINGAT TAYO SA 49 yrs old, delikado ang age na yan. It is so tragic that his family can't even fly to visit him.

If you had not gone out in the last 14 days, or even if you did but you and the people around you all had masks on, then that is not covid. The chances of getting covid when all have masks is less than 1.5%.

Shortness of breath (even when not physically stressed), high diastolic, baka enlarged heart mo. That is the same symptoms my father had. Heart can't pump enough because heart is too big in its cavity, and it also keeps the lungs from expanding to its usual inflated size. Better have your heart checked. Walang gamot ang enlarged heart except for a procedure that this doctor in India does (not approved by any medical body, only done in India) where the lungs are trimmed to accomodate the enlarged heart. We were contemplating bringing our father to India before but then stroke got him first.

Mas mabuti pa ata ang covid than enlarged heart, at least covid may gamot. I really hope not. I don't want to die yet.

Relax ka lang Cathy. Sa mga iniisip mo yan most probably plus medyo kulang ka nga exercise iirc.

Just don't go to the corona virus thread baka lalo ka mainis at magworry. Play with you labrador na lang para pamparelax. Just wear a mask kasi yung balahibo baka makalala.

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Yup, hindi na ko nagbabasa ng Corona thread. Galing mo kasi I DID play with my fat lab yesterday when I was contemplating if I should go to the ER. I hugged her and it relieved my breathing somehow.

BTW, kung walang covid kahapon talaga pupunta na ko ng hospital. But knowing 2 people na life and death na tinanggihan, I was better off at home.

Agree, meron tawag sa ganitong condition, where one unconsciously punish themselves with worries or guilt, it becomes a habit. I suffer from this also, but I fight it by trying to focus my mind away from it.

Whenever I worry, I try to keep this in mind...

I don't want to worry, but it seems like it is my subconscious doing it. My Mom blames my Dad on why I "cannot cope with disappointments"

Meron pa kong isang sakit - I GET HIVES pag stressed ako. Bumababa din immunity ko when I am sad/stressed, yung heartbreak ko ng 2011, ang baba ng immunity ko, na ER ako twice for allergic attack. I have a history of anaphylaxis kaya I always need Epinephrine with me.

Ang hirap ng may nararamdaman at this time kasi walang clinic mga doctor and you can't expect na asikasuhin sa ER

[Yatta]

I really don't know what triggered my anxiety. Possibly the deaths of people I know and my last day at the job that I love getting closer each day.

Funny that now that I have so much time, I don't even wash my car anymore (which I used to do religiously once a week)

This could be TMI but I even missed my period, which was supposed to be last week as well (when my SOB got worse) It used to be like clockwork. Something is really wrong with my body. And BTW before one of my haters says it's menopause, wala pa kong 40 yrs old and I have friends older than me that had their first child in their 40s



My friend who passed away, I used to post about him at the board. I've known him since my teens and he was sort of a mentor to me. He is one of the reasons why I love Ateneans, he was both book smart (Mgt Eng) and street smart (very decisive) I spoke to him before I left the US and we were supposed to meet here in Manila (he is based in LA) I even told him I wanted Porto's cheese rolls He passed away 2 days shy of his 50th bday MAGINGAT TAYO SA 49 yrs old, delikado ang age na yan. It is so tragic that his family can't even fly to visit him.



Mas mabuti pa ata ang covid than enlarged heart, at least covid may gamot. I really hope not. I don't want to die yet.



Yup, hindi na ko nagbabasa ng Corona thread. Galing mo kasi I DID play with my fat lab yesterday when I was contemplating if I should go to the ER. I hugged her and it relieved my breathing somehow.

BTW, kung walang covid kahapon talaga pupunta na ko ng hospital. But knowing 2 people na life and death na tinanggihan, I was better off at home.



I don't want to worry, but it seems like it is my subconscious doing it. My Mom blames my Dad on why I "cannot cope with disappointments"

Meron pa kong isang sakit - I GET HIVES pag stressed ako. Bumababa din immunity ko when I am sad/stressed, yung heartbreak ko ng 2011, ang baba ng immunity ko, na ER ako twice for allergic attack. I have a history of anaphylaxis kaya I always need Epinephrine with me.

Ang hirap ng may nararamdaman at this time kasi walang clinic mga doctor and you can't expect na asikasuhin sa ER

You're not dying. You just need to relax. Since you will be out of a job soon, try learning a new skill.

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[_Cathy_]

Kasama sa reseta ng anti-hypertension and anti-diabetes drugs ng father ko yung xanor.
Para sa anti-anxiety at panic attack ang xanor, isa kasi sa side effects ng anti-hypertensive drugs ang anxiety attack.

a kind tsikoteer also recommended xanor to me. I asked my cardio if I can take anti anxiety meds and he said yes. The problem is that needs an S2 Rx so benadryl daw muna ako

Maybe because of the meds lalo naging pronounced yung anxiety attacks niya.
Cathy should see a doctor na, and stay away from gourmet and 3n1 coffee.
She could try chamomile tea, very effective.

I don't drink coffee because I am acidic I've been taking the BP meds since March 2019 ata, basta before I left for the US. My cardio told me kaya naman wag mag meds, diet lang, but my Mom begged me to take it kasi hindi palagay loob niya na malayo ako. I think I've gained more or less 20% of my body weight over the years. Hindi na ata kaya ng body ko excess weight e.

if i may,

go see your cardiologist.
and may i recommend, see a psychiatrist also. they can do wonders, simply by talking to you. the street belief that you are crazy because you are seeing a psychiatrist, is so... old-hat-ancient."

this, in a nutshell, is my critique on today's generation of MDs:
many of today's younger doctors are so dependent on the laboratories.
my favorite physicians are my teachers. they are practical-minded and do not rely so much on laboratories. they also spend considerably more time, talking to their patients.

nice to see you again, madam.

Yes dr, I badly want to see a doctor but I am afraid to be anywhere near a hospital. I go to either SLMC and TMC, and those hospitals are both brimming with corona patients

I decided na talaga to see a psych even if it means I have to pay for it. My family is against me going to a psychiatrist kasi I might go Loca daw.

Long cut pa yan. She just has to go and see her crush, tapos lahat ng issues ni cathy.

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hahaha! Galit ata sakin e

tagal na ung shortness of breath ni cathy

i remember she mentioned it before she went to the states

Yup, I had EXACT same symptoms that is why I took meds, tapos pag balik ko from the US, sumama ulit pakiramdam ko and then I was given additional meds. Nagulat ako because I did not expect it at all. I've been with the same cardio for years and every yr I would complain of something pero parati normal lahat. It was 2019 I think nagsisimula na bumigay katawan ko.

[Yatta]

a kind tsikoteer also recommended xanor to me. I asked my cardio if I can take anti anxiety meds and he said yes. The problem is that needs an S2 Rx so benadryl daw muna ako



I don't drink coffee because I am acidic I've been taking the BP meds since March 2019 ata, basta before I left for the US. My cardio told me kaya naman wag mag meds, diet lang, but my Mom begged me to take it kasi hindi palagay loob niya na malayo ako. I think I've gained more or less 20% of my body weight over the years. Hindi na ata kaya ng body ko excess weight e.



Yes dr, I badly want to see a doctor but I am afraid to be anywhere near a hospital. I go to either SLMC and TMC, and those hospitals are both brimming with corona patients

I decided na talaga to see a psych even if it means I have to pay for it. My family is against me going to a psychiatrist kasi I might go Loca daw.



hahaha! Galit ata sakin e



Yup, I had EXACT same symptoms that is why I took meds, tapos pag balik ko from the US, sumama ulit pakiramdam ko and then I was given additional meds. Nagulat ako because I did not expect it at all. I've been with the same cardio for years and every yr I would complain of something pero parati normal lahat. It was 2019 I think nagsisimula na bumigay katawan ko.

Reading your posts, you remind me of Melman the Giraffe in Madagascar.

[_Cathy_]

You're not dying. You just need to relax. Since you will be out of a job soon, try learning a new skill.

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Thanks, I messaged my cardio and asked him if my diastolic means I have an enlarged heart, na seen zone ako It could be:

1. silence means probably and I don't want to alarm you
2. silence means it's ridiculous, you don't deserve a reply

I also texted Dr Cutie and he said the same as my cardio that my BP is normal. But he said get a chest xray and ekg na rin daw

Reading your posts, you remind me of Melman the Giraffe in Madagascar.

my Mom does call me a hypochondriac. Can't blame me if you knew my family history. Extremes family ko, either die young or old

[Yatta]

Thanks, I messaged my cardio and asked him if my diastolic means I have an enlarged heart, na seen zone ako It could be:

1. silence means probably and I don't want to alarm you
2. silence means it's ridiculous, you don't deserve a reply

I also texted Dr Cutie and he said the same as my cardio that my BP is normal. But he said get a chest xray and ekg na rin daw



my Mom does call me a hypochondriac. Can't blame me if you knew my family history. Extremes family ko, either die young or old

He's not answering because he likely doesn't have enough data, knows you are a hypochondriac and does not want to indulge you.

I'll say it again. RELAX.

[uls]

Thanks, I messaged my cardio and asked him if my diastolic means I have an enlarged heart, na seen zone ako It could be:

1. silence means probably and I don't want to alarm you
2. silence means it's ridiculous, you don't deserve a reply

I also texted Dr Cutie and he said the same as my cardio that my BP is normal. But he said get a chest xray and ekg na rin daw

wrong question

you should have asked if your shortness of breath has to do with enlarged heart

you've been experiencing shortness of breath for months already

telling the doctors your diastolic is 90 of course they'll say it's normal

[_Cathy_]

I did say that I have shortness of breath. Alam naman niya yan ang usual complaint ko, palpitations and shortness of breath, hindi nga SOB, para ko nag workout. I asked him about enlarged heart at seen zoned ako.





Since duda pa ko na normal ang 120/90, I texted Dr Cutie, since mas matindi pa siya sa cardio, e surgeon siya. Hindi ako mapakali sa enlarged heart and I took my BP today, bumalik sa 120/90



So one of the most alpha males I know e na anxious na din sa quarantine. I miss Dr Cutie. Can't wait to see him, yung pasalubong ko hindi ko na nabigay! Dapat March ko siya puntahan



Consistent ka talaga with always making me think the worst about my health Though ayan na nga Dr Cutie asked for chest xray and ekg, baka nga malala na ko.

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[_Cathy_]

He's not answering because he likely doesn't have enough data, knows you are a hypochondriac and does not want to indulge you.

I'll say it again. RELAX.

Yeah, funny nga kasi ako pa humihingi sa kanya ng tests. Like I need blood chem, holter and stress test etc etc [emoji14]

I feel better that 2 doctors told me my BP is fine though still a bit uneasy that Dr Cutie told me to get chest xray and ekg

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Yeah, funny nga kasi ako pa humihingi sa kanya ng tests. Like I need blood chem, holter and stress test etc etc [emoji14]

I feel better that 2 doctors told me my BP is fine though still a bit uneasy that Dr Cutie told me to get chest xray and ekg

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Finally the tide has settled. Calma lng poo