WHITE COAT SYNDROME | How to lower Blood Pressure at Doctors office 

I'm at the point where my blood pressure is high when I just look at a blood pressure monitor.

I can't control my anxiety no matter how much I focus on my breathing or try to keep my mind off of it. I hate the feeling of my heart beating in my chest and it just makes my anxiety feel worse. Sometimes, I am able to calm myself in the waiting room but AS SOON as the doctor calls me in for the appointment I am back to feeling incredibly anxious. I have pinpointed that my main fear of a doctor's appointment is that they will check my blood pressure and heart rate. It sounds ridiculous but that is the only thing I get anxiety over. As soon as it nears the end of the appointment and I realise they won't be checking my blood pressure or heart rate, I can immediately feel myself relax. I have had countless nurses/doctors worry about mainly my heart rate and an inconsiderate doctor say 'what are you scared of me for????' when I told her my heart rate was high because I was anxious. I now barely trust doctors and it's sad.

Whenever i see a doctor or go for interview my heartbeat rises up and it relax after it , and at home it is normal😞

My anxiety about this has gotten so bad that I can feel my pulse and blood pressure spike even trying to take a reading at home, it's like a full blown phobia that even seeing the medical equipment makes my body go crazt

You are helping so many people by this good way.

I'm so glad I found others with the same issue. We got this, guys! We have to apply all these tips and wish for the best.

She has the nicest calming voice.

My BP was around 150/100 and I'm in great shape so I figured I was just getting nervous .. I've learned how to relax and now I'm usually around 117/72 .. I just think it's amazing how much your thoughts can change your BP

My blood pressure readings were abnormally high. I was concerned until I realized that I had subdued my breathing while taking the test. I was breathing shallowly thinking that would result in a lower reading. I tried taking deeper breaths during the test and the results were dramatically better. Dont limit or restrict your breathing. You're actually better taking deep breaths rather than shallow ones.

OMG it’s the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 that worked for me, took me from systolic in the 160s down to the 130s. Focusing on a mental task rather than breathing seems to be the ticket for me. Will try this in drs office!

I"M SORRY. THIS VIDEO IS GIV8NG ME ANXIETY.

Your voice is very calming. Wish my nurse practitioner was more understanding of my fear of bp pressure.

The only thing a 24 hour monitor will accomplish is that I'll be anxious for 24 hours. LOL

Just thinking of going to doctor my blood pressure goes high it’s frustrating ...

This woman is an absolute genius

You’r voice relaxes me so much! I’m going to watch this video the next time I’m in the Dr’s waiting room

Thank God for you. I don’t have high BP however after a bad experience as a teen, I become totally anxious when going to a doctor. So now as soon as I walk in I can feel my heart pounding. It only happens there. I am also homeless, usually hungry, financially challenged and alone. 😳

my doctor even said i had white coat syndrome. i’m going tomorrow and this video definitely helped. thank you!

Thank you for the wonderful advice very inspiring.

I stopped taking it period. Got so sick of the BP at home and office etc etc. I now eat veggies and fruit fish or chicken. (That's it) ..... Go for a 5mile walk a day..take vitamin B1 12 and 6 ..omegas and vitD 10,000 a day. And i feel better. Soon as I think I gotta take my BP or see a Dr I get anxious. ..so I just don't. The numbers aren't too important anymore.

Doctors & nurses can never get an accurate BP reading on me. If they take me BP it's 170/90. Twenty minutes later, when I'm relaxed it's probably 120/70.

I got white coat syndrome because I had a bad panic attack back in January! Now when I get my vitals checked my blood pressure is 140/ 80 and my heart rate is 120! I started Lexapro a month ago and it’s helping but I’m still scared! Oh and I’m starting nursing school soon so a nurse with white coat syndrome is hilarious to me!

I needed this,tommorrow I go to the clinic for a check up.

But the 24 hr monitor beeps and inflates every time it is about to take ur pressure which means plenty of time for u to get nervous.

Earlier i had this whitecoat hypertension, now even when i check my bp at home, i get really nervous. I need to get desensitized to it.😅

I cant even take my blood pressure at home, because the FEAR of my BP being high makes me anxious and afraid to do it ......I dread the doctors surgery even tho my nurse is so lovely and kind.........I feel totally out of control and want to run away..how stupid is that!

Years ago my blood pressure was high during my doctor appointments. The medication for the hypertension was not working. One day my husband took me to the hospital (he was an employee and the clinic was closed on weekends), asked me to sit down, smiled at me, and about 5 minutes later took my blood pressure. The reading was 90/60. I was shocked! White coat syndrome is real. After that day, all of my readings were normal. That was years ago and now I am struggling with the same situation. I am older now, but anyway the readings at home are a lot lower than when I visit the doctor. The numbers go up, so each visit the reading is worse because I get anxious and wonder about what the reading is going to be. I think about Pavlov's Dogs. Have you read about it? Pavlov predicted the dogs would salivate in response to the food placed in front of them, but he noticed that his dogs would begin to salivate whenever they heard the footsteps of his assistant who was bringing them the food. In the same way, as soon as I go to a hospital, my body reacts to the setting/staff.

I think a lot also has to do with the person taking it - if they reassure me and are calm and gentle it’s always a much better reading, if their eyes open wide and they like worried I’m like oh god oh god and my pulse goes up !

I thought I was the only one that had this issue but it’s cool to see that I’m not alone. That’s probably the best thing I took from the video, I relate so much to the comment section…thanks for uploading! Your boy can’t even get a physical without eyebrows getting raised. Tips I would give is chart your numbers & bring them in, you have to understand the doctor’s job is to be concerned when the only reference they have is that near crisis level we walk in with. Trust me, I’m that guy, forced to see a cardiologist and all, and when all checked out the doctor was understanding. Sports physicals, I would have high numbers every year even though I knew the doctor & the physical was not invasive at all. I just couldn’t help it but the doctor I had just asked that I drop off a list of over the span of a week and he’d average them and sign off. I also have also noticed that when my BP is taken manually it is much lower than the machine. It still and probably always will be high there, but something about that big life support ICU looking machine beeping definitely doesn’t help, just watching the numbers rise nah…Just request your nurse to take it manually instead, I thought it was a weird request but she just smiled and did that no problem. & that way your not just staring at a digital number climb, making you more anxious, in turn, raising that number, that’s just me though. Ultimately, if your really concerned or your GP is, ask to see a cardiologist and have them do some test or imaging. I had the whole gambit done & all was clear. None of the damage was done to me as it would have if I truly had high BP like my in office numbers were showing. Sure it was annoying because I knew HBP was not a problem, but by taking these tests I not only calmed my doctor down but I also found out my heart is pretty healthy. I have a few appointments coming up & this comment section eased a lot of anxiety…thanks!

This is so me, my BP is normal when I checked at home as compared with when I checked at the clinic and checked by the nurses. It can shoot up drastically. I hope I can practice your technique and master it. Thanks 👍

Literally I’ve been struggling with this since I was 18. My mom has had serious heart problems which has caused me to have a strong fear of doctors. I get anxiety even when I take my BP at home. When I go to the doctor, it’s usually 145/90 more or less. The highest it’s been is 148/97. When I’m home (still nervous) it’s 130/70 or lower. I’ve gotten readings in the 120’s or below a few times at home when I’m calmer. This is such a struggle for me. I’m 20 years old.

Hi there, the second technique worked for me, ( I am at peace, I am safe, I am healthy ) , I trained my brain few days with this technique , slowly and gradually it worked well for me as I normally take time to adopt things, now my blood pressure is always normal when I check it at home. I just changed my life style little bit and diet with that. Thats set. Thank you

Awesome video

Im starting to look into galaxy watch 3 with bp monitor and ecg.

It doesn’t matter where I am ... I just have health anxiety I’m sooooo sick of it I want to just be normal and get my vitals checked like everyone else.

If I get one bad reading it'll retrigger my high blood pressure fears. At the moment even at home I've been getting super nervous as soon as I even think about testing my blood pressure. I'm in a funk, deep down in my heart I know that my blood pressure isn't high! I just get that test anxiety type of feeling during readings. I'm fit, I eat healthy I take beet supplements, magnesium, flax seed, oatmeal, lots of fruits and veggies it's just so annoying to me that I can't beat this problem. My reading today was 143/74.

It sure is nice to know I'm not the only one that gets high BP results at the doctor's office. My doctor still put me on a low dose of BP meds.

White coat syndrome and social anxiety but HAVE to be under a certain BP number to keep my current job. Same story as many others here, at home its 120/70 but at the doctor's office 160/90. This is my livelihood we're talking about!

I have anxiety disorders such as panic and general anxiety disorder. Both the doctor setting, and the pressure monitor itself are both triggers for me. When I started going to my current doctor 4 years ago they made me do the 24 hr heart monitor that you suggested, and it came back completely normal. Last week I went to the doctor for a checkup and of course my blood pressure and pulse was sky high, they made me take an EKG and it was completely normal other than high pulse rate. All of the doctors concern over it has caused me to worry, and I've kind of spiraled out of control about it. Sometimes I just don't know what to do. I don't want to have to go on BP meds, I'm only 27. I am able to get good readings at home sometimes when I'm calm. It's just so overwhelming sometimes.

I just practiced the 54321 practice at home and pretended I was at the office and my heart was higher than it is right now and it worked ill just need to try at the real place this was very helpful♥️

Doctors should know this....They don't even follow the guidelines to take blood pressure that are posted on the wall in the waiting room.....

Your voice is so calming... I have same syndrome and it is so frustrating ☹️

i had a pre employment test for a job My resting heart rate was 190! I’m 19 and very fit but just got nervous and it sky rocketed… but when I did the fitness test it was lower then 190 Except for my very last set it reached 200 bpm but that’s normal since I was gasping for air and it was really hard just shows you how much being nervous can effect you…

YOU'RE A GEM

I've high daytime blood pressure and low nighttime blood pressure. Some readings at night where so low my doctor was worried about putting me on blood pressure meds!

Do you have a meditation for high BP in general, not just white coat.

Thank you so much 😊

Do you have nurses that spaz out after they take your BP and see your numbers? So much for them being a calming effect!

Just by seeing the blood pressure monitor I feel anxious and more blood pressure gets high.

Just seeing the cuff makes my bp go up

This is so me, I feel nervous everytime I entered doctor office. But Several months, When we had a medical for the requirements of joining the military. I found out that I have a Mitral Valve Prolapse and my highblood pressure is not normal due to eating of unhealthy foods. Thus, its been bothering me and causing Stress and Anxiety. Sometimes, I feel like im having palpitation and scared of fainting or losing unconciosness. It made me feel like I'm having heart attack or stroke .Due to this my mind always think negative thoughts. 🥺😢. Can someone tell me why??? 😢😢😢 its really bothering me, I felt like I dont have peace of mind anymore.

It's very useful video

I am 85 and have hbp also chronic pain and anxiety otherwise look 15 years and behave young however terror arises every time I have bp taken it soars been on bp meds for 40 years and I do know I fear even scare myself if I take it at home!

God bless you forever

I’ve tried breathing exercises & several other things except beta blockers & tranquilizers.

Thank you 😭

I panic everytime i see a blood pressure monitor... it reads so high, my heart races ... i dont know if i have hypertension or white coat syndrome

I can’t even think about it it makes me iLlL

When I go to the Drs office ..I get "White Coat Syndrome" because I don't like the Dr office..I take meds...and when I'm at the office my pressure is 180/108 but when I'm at home it's 130/80 or 127/74 ..and even 116/72...I get anxious..and don't know how to correct this issue when I get to Dr office to calm down..I already tried all your techniques 😩

I'm petrified of being in the doctor's office. I have to fight the urge to runaway and have to basically "Shut down" in order to keep my panic under control. But oh boy, my organs like to let everyone know that I'm actually really, really, freaking out. Last time my blood pressure soared to 160 and I am normally like 113/70 something or 80 something and it's starting to get harder to control the panic I feel. It usually starts actually that morning, when I'm starting to feel kinda stomach sick, then when I'm in the waiting room and waiting, it's like the panic button has gone off and the longer I sit there the worse it is. Then when I go back I feel a little relief but I'm still freaking out. It's way worse at a dentist office because I have to fight back the urge to cry and throw up. I don't understand why I get like this, I do tell myself pleasant things and try to read, but it's like my panic side of me is screaming to get out and I can't shut it out. I don't know if I was experiencing a panic attack or what, but I felt like a fool because it was only a yearly physical. There are other exams I just flat out refuse because I get nervous just thinking about them! I hate it that everyone either tells me to "get over it" or "you're fine" because that doesn't help me. I like to say that to pick a phobia like spiders, and that's how I feel when I go into medical settings. I hate this fear I've developed, because I feel like I'm being a big baby. I always thought I would grow out of it but it keeps getting harder to control it. I know I should maybe warn them ahead of time... but it's difficult for me to admit this babish fear. I'm hoping to try these exercises and maybe it will come down. I'm going to also ask they take it after my brother goes because by then I should be somewhat normal. Crossing my fingers for an easier time next Monday! :)

This thing have cost me my job. I am CDL driver and need a physical every 2 years. Couple of years back I was hit with Anxiety and there it started. I would wake up with 7-8 hours of sleep, do my running, shower, relax and check my Bp and it's always at 122/77, 125/81 and so on. As soon as I go see a doctor it goes rocket high, today it was 154/94 at doctor's office and I was denied a physical. this will be my 10th or 12th clinic in town and every time it's the same. I have even taken my BP monitor with me and results are same with clinic's monitor but when I show them the history they have nothing to say. Every doctor says calm down, relax and don't think about it.

I have WCS just by using the BP meter. The only way is to get a continuous one,

I have a Wednesday Appointment with a GI doctor . And it was high in the past my low numbers stay in the 88 -93 is that ok? What can I do?

This is my problem too. I do have hypertension. But whether on meds or not, my BP at the doctors and dentist, is usually high no matter what. I have had ok readings at times. But recently went to a new dentist. My BP was lower than normal at home before...then at the dentist, it’s much higher and my heart rate was 114. Then back home, normal again! It’s so frustrating.

My average BP reading were 150/90 which really high. I tried breathing exercises and it worked every well once but i find “inconsistent”. It works for me somedays while other days it does minimal decreases only. The one thing that worked wonderfully was taking L-Theanine 200 MG supplement and combining it with breathing exercises. I recommend you discuss this solution with Doctors.

Does ibs make aniexty 10x worst? I recently got diagnosed with ibs after treating hyplori and I realized after being diagnosed with those my aniext when I visit the doctor has gone through the roof I’ve always been scared of doctors since elementary school but now it’s worst I’m 19 years old so when I go to the doctor they would have to check my Bp at least 3 times to get a normal number because I’m so nervous they eventually sent me home with a monitor for 24 hours to see if it’s actually aniexty and it is my rates at home are normal and in the doctor sometimes I get normal numbers not all the time . What tips can you give me to help so I don’t it doesn’t turn into High bp when I’m older

I have been mostly having 130/90 at the doctor's office. I also suffer from GAD. In one clinical setting sparked my blood pressure to 154/110. I can't easily find the ambulatory checking here - but I will try to use the 54321 relaxation techniques you have listed here. I'm male who is 37 and wondering if I might be at risk of developing high blood before age 50.

Yes my bp goes higher when I go to Drs visit . Heart dr specially. He says my heart is fine . I can’t take any meds. They all give bad side effects . Blisters , tight chest , palpitations. I need something . It’s hi while I’m asleep

I'm a physician and I still get high bp when I visit my Dr. for an exam ......I take long breaths in, and longer breaths out, and simply relax. My BP almost always goes down to a normal level. I also take my bp in a Walgreens or Osco, and relax and bp is usually normal.

My bp at clinic is 150/100 but at home is 113/82. Just seeing my doctor makes my freak out. I show him all my bp readings at home and i also video myself. I had trauma wen i saw my mom died in hospital due to stroke, i was also in the ambulance wen my brother had heart attack. Its psychological

I have been struggling with this issue since last three months and i cant explain what pain i go through last night at home it was 126/74 and at dr it was 150/90 or 160/90 which causes more tension dont know what to do and how to get rid of medicines

I have had for years. My GP was actually the one who said, " you have white coat syndrome " The funny thing is I remember when it started. I was going through a divorce and I was at the doctors, that day especially, I was very upset and worried. That was over 25 years ago now and ever since, when ever I am in a clinical situation my blood pressure is up around 167/85. Prior to this it was 110/75 never had an issue. Well it has now cost me a job. Lost my job due to covid. The person doing the medical assessment said, "you need to be on medication." I just said no I don't think so, it is called white coat syndrome, my GP told me I have..... Feeling very depressed 😔

It’s weird, because I always have 140-150 at the doctor office but I average 120-130’s at home… I will have to talk to my doctor about this.

I recently got a new doctor as my PCP suddenly left my insurance group and went into hospital practice. For over 2+ years, my blood pressure was fine with Dr. Flynn. I was often 120 over 71 with variations up and down but never much higher that it was noticed and remarked at. I stayed in the 120s range and at the 70s or exactly 80 range. Now there was a bench seat so my arm was at the height of my heart. And since I am short, I was able to have my feet flat on the floor, back straight. Also I have fibromyalgia and sometimes they pump it up so much, it begins to hurt my arm. But everything was fine with Dr. Flynn and her nurse, Angela. Angie gave me a few minutes to calm from the long walk to my doctor's area in the clinic. Angie was kind but this was a different building. This new place has no seat where my feet touch the floor nor does it have any table to lay my arm on or at about my heart's height. All of this adds to my anxiety and my readings were coming up 130s, 140s over 80s, 90s.. I was also given only two minutes before they went to testing my BP and this is after walking and usually it is not a short walk with the nurse walking very quickly. They do want to try and give my high blood pressure meds but I feel that if the office was made to account for the procedure and for the proper measurements to be taken, I do not have high blood pressure. My feet dangle, both arms have nothing to rest on, the readings are taken so quickly right after I sit down with little rest or positioning. How can I explain that their office needs to make areas more conducive for BP reading and not just be rushed and please not inflate the thing like you want it to pop. Who can I turn to who will understand and actually do something? I hate, really hate to be a bother but I know this is why I get such lousy high readings. The nurse just wants to get it done and over as fast as possible ignoring my request for a better environment, a correct environment for those who are shorter.I dread going for that whole reason. What can I do? I suggested the arm being close to my heart height and she grabbed it and tilted it while trying to pump it up. It moved all over and was a joke. The exam table does not go low enough to place my feet flat. I become anxious, a little frustrated and feel overlooked with the rush and pumping it up so high. Sorry but I don't want to change doctors again since I have had Flynn for 4 years and Dr. Gilliland was my PCP almost 25 years with me. Any advice or help? Sorry for the long rant.

I'm facing this problem from last seven years whenever i go for a ECG or a blood pressure check,,sometimes it's high and my heart rate rises automatically and when i finished my exam it automatically goes normal.i still not understand what the heck is this and some doctors told me you have a mild anxiety and nervousness.

Im always nervous taking high blood pressure, first reading must be 140++, second reading 120++

For me I find blood pressure cuffs relaxing I mean any time I go to the doc waiting in the room for the nurse or doc I’m playing with the cuff that’s hanging from the wall wrapping it around it just feels relaxing

Dude, I am so glad I am not alone. My problem is a huge problem. I have a HUGE fear of the BP machine. Once I see it, I start thinking “ What if it’s high omg what if and it’s going to squeeze me it will hurt and omg what if it’s high “ and then I panic 🥲 especially when the machine goes all the way, that’s it for me. I got so frustrated with myself that I started pressing the dam button of the machine to take my BP again and again and while doing so, I was talking to myself in my head saying “ hey it’s ok, the machine won’t kill me. This is anxiety and I know what anxiety does. See, it’s not breaking your arm calm down “ and It slowly started to go down as I kept breathing. Was 158 and went down little by little to 120. Can you believe it? Anxiety really sucks guys. I don’t know what’s it like to get a dam BP machine as if it was nothing but my mom can do it so well.

I feel like congratulating all the commenters that have blood pressure spikes up to 170 or so....they really don't have as big a problem as they think. Try 240 over 115. I have been that high a bunch of times. For 50 years I can't get a normal reading. I am getting to the point of not wanting to seek medical care of any kind because the first thing they do is make my blood pressure the point of my visit. And frankly I am more risk from a hihg blood pressure damage event when I am in a medical setting. My cardiologist finally agreed I have white coat syndrome but that does not help. My first attempts to self monitor at home, even with blood pressure meds, revealed 220 or more for a few weeks then I just kept at the monitoring repeatedly during each day. Gradually I achieved lower readings and now with 3 blood pressure meds I am routinely down in the 120's for average. Some people are just wired to be like this. All the tests and biofeedback efforts I have tried don't help one bit.

Well in my case i am not scare about the doctors, I am scare about the machine, even if i take the pressure at home many times it is high and even my hearth start beating faster because I start felling some king of anxiety. The worst thing I did in my life was to buy a pressure machine . I do exercise everyday, i am not fat, i do relaxation breadings and meditation ,it does not matter what I do, i cannot control my body reaction when I seat Infront the pressure machine. i already asked two doctors in different countries, both said that I am complete fine and it does not matter some high readings, they refused to give me medication (but one in Thailand recommend me to do meditation and yoga). Anyway even following this last doctor recommendations i still having high readings sometimes. Difficult to understand that a runner like me can have this high readings, mostly when I have low beats rates when I am relaxed (under 60) and 40/50 when sleeping. Another thing that make me increase the pressure leves it is the nurses reactions when they look at the readings and look at me (because my body is the body of someone of use to training and is healthy) , sometimes it seems they cannot believe it, and they say , please relax because it is too high... This thing only make me feel more anxious 😰 At home the readings are very different each day , can be 150, 145, 140, 130, 120 up or even less than 120, and not always when is high the beats are high as well, that's why I don't understand anything about this thing.

Thank ýou very much mam

I jog 5 miles a week and exercise 4 days a week for 3 hours a day. Bp 113/73, hr 65 when not in a clinic. Can't give blood, platelets, or plasma because my bp shoots up to 145/105. They don't allow you to donate if the diastolic is above 100. I try to donate covid convalescent plasma to help save lives during these times but my white coat syndrome has stopped 2/5 of my donation attempts so far. I tried deep breathing, meditation, and even hypnosis. Nothing works. I mean I drive to the donation center and 5 min. from the office I can feel my jugulars tighten up. I don't know what to do.

Please keep it up

I have the same problem. I’ve tried everything except one thing. Next doctor’s visit I’ll get there 20 minutes early and go for a walk. That seems to lower my pressure at home. Great video.

All is well

hello , and thank you for trying to calm us down, we surly need that . ok, I am 50 years old , my BP at home for the first test is 130/91 ..I try to relax And do a five minutes deep breathing , and try again , the new reading now is 120/84 and a third reading is 123/88 ,,, , do i need to take medication for that ? or is just a white coat syndrome ?

I have white coat syndrome and anxiety going to the doctor. I went to Life Line Screening test and nervous as hell, bp was 160/110. Then a month later I went to a new doctor (first one in 8 years), and bp was same 160/100. Doctor saw the bp from Life Line results and my office visit, and prescribed high bp pills. But when I'm home my bp averages 128/80. I haven't taken the pills yet, because I don't feel I have high bp. Any suggestions?

I went to the dentist today hoping that he will able to extract my compacted molar tooth.. 😢😢sadly he refuses to do it , because my BP reached 158/98 ...it has been my problem ever since... Hoping this video will help me cope my white coat syndrome

I have white coat at the office and at home just looking at the monitor. We need help to overcome this.

I think I have this. During my covid vaccinations my BP elevated compared to my normal reading which is 100/70 whenever I am at home. Hope this will stop asap.

Do what I did. I bought a BP monitor for home and my BP at home is always always normal and whenever I go to the Drs it goes up always. Even when someone is home with me when I take it, it also goes up only when Im alone is it normal.

This is my problem... after visiting doctor and telling all the tests ill undergo my bp from 120/80 shoots to 140/80 and then she recommends me the 24 hour bp monitor to be sure its not hypertension...

My blood pressure was like 150 and the doctor was saying i was fine because my saturation was good but my heart beat was like 136 after calming down a little ... it’s so frustrating that i get this nervous!

I have a white coat syndrome everytime I visit the doctor my bp was high 175/100 or 168/100 my pulse rate is around 120-130 per min,everytime they put in the cuff to take my bp i feel my heart was pumping hard so fast..I tried the deep breathing but it doesnt work for me! my ecg and 2d echo was normal..

My pulse usually stays around between 60-70 while sitting (have a BPM measuring watch), but on doctor checking my blood pressure., my pulse goes to 95 or more then 100 .. I guess that is a definitely a relationship of White-coat BPM

6/5/24 i went in for carpal tunnel release and tendan release. Canceled because i was 235/something. Not good. Been on bp meds since, things were great till this morning to try surgery again. Canceled due to 195/something. I go in tomorrow to meet with a dr to figure out how to beat the white coat issue.

thanks for the tips. I have huge anxiety even testing with my OMRON at home. I panick when I feel the heartbeat around my inner bicep getting stronger and stronger due to bloodflow restriction. it freaks me out. I flex my whole arm and get dizzy because of it. I'll try the breathing

I only have to think blood pressure and it goes sky high😮

my home reading 120 even less than 120 evrytime and heart rate normal but at clinic its 150 even 160 ...and pulse rate also 110-120 at clinic is it white coat affect ?

I have a fear of the results rather than the doctors itself. I bought my own and still get high results. I’ve had results from 132-80 all the way up to the 190s been nervous every time I do it.