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| brent |
Posted - 11/09/2004 : 11:16:58
Hi Folks,
I have a history of TMS and several equivalents. This summer I finally had some success dealing with my back, neck, and knee pain. Then I went to the doctor because I was having occular migraines, and was suddenly diagnosed with high blood pressure (which presumably could be causing the migraines). I am 34 years old, exercise regularly, and had always had a healthy blood pressure before. I was wondering if anyone thinks high blood pressure is related to TMS and has had success dealing with it. I'm concerned about it because I don't want to ignore a serious health problem. On the other hand, I could believe that my mind is just trying to compensate for my success with my other symptoms. Dr. Sarno's books are not much help in this matter.
Thanks!
Brent
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| brent |
Posted - 11/10/2004 : 07:57:33
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. They are very helpful. I am looking into getting a home blood pressure monitor.
Brent
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| polly |
Posted - 11/09/2004 : 20:03:08
Brent,
I agree on the blood pressure monitor. I have been dealing with high blood pressure through my ordeal. Pain will raise your blood pressure.
There is a wrist monitor that I bought that is pretty accurate. Give it a try.
Polly |
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 16:53:56
Hi Brent
Was your blood pressure high on one occasion only? If this is the case, then that alone is not very significant. Given that it has been good up till now, your doctor would probably want to check it over a period of time to get a truer picture.
White coat hypertension is pretty common - some people's reading goes sky high every time a professional comes anywhere near them. Owning your own monitor is a good idea. It can give you peace of mind - just don't be tempted to obsess over it, and check it too often.
I have hypertension. Whether there is a TMS element or not, I can't say. For myself, whether there is or isn't, I treat it as something different, because, as you say, it is a serious health problem and I choose to follow mainstream advice and treat it with prescribed drug therapy. Having said that, I do sometimes wonder - I was diagnosed over ten years ago, after being monitored for a period of two months when it was consistently high, so it was put down to a genetic linked hypertension and I have taken two different medications ever since. It's been well-controlled since then - so, I have no way of knowing if it would have remained high all that time. I'm not taking any chances, though. I'm not going to think about it as a TMS equivalent. The consequences of doing that could be dangerous.
Many members of my family suffer from it and all of us take medication. The drugs are very effective - and have great results - so, if the worst comes to the worst and medication is necessary, don't worry about it. |
| Susie |
Posted - 11/09/2004 : 15:27:30
This might not be relevant to you but when I started having tms equivalent symptoms and went to the doctor, my blood pressure was like stroke level. I had never had high blood pressure before, so the doctor suggested I buy a blood pressure deal to check it at home. I did and my pressure is really good. Every time I go to the doctor it goes sky high. They call it white coat syndrome. You can buy a blood pressure tester at the drug store for about $25.00. It might be worth a try. |
| Mobius |
Posted - 11/09/2004 : 14:56:09
Sarno mentions hypertension in all three of his books as follows:"Mind over back pain" = Page 37
"Mindbody Prescription" - Pages 50 and 129-31
"Healing back pain" = Pages 135 and 149-52
Good luck! Nobius |
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