Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Or you have "white coat syndrome" and your bp gets elevated out of fear when it's first taken.
Originally Posted by
Terex
Don't kid yourself. That's just incipent HBP.
Not necessarily so.
I remember years ago when I went for an induction class at the gym I'd just joined. Before the induction they took my blood pressure, which was so high they not only wouldn't continue with the induction but told me I needed to see a doctor as a matter of urgency.
To make sure they took another reading about 10 minutes later and that time it was perfectly normal.
I wouldn't say I was afraid of anything but was nervous at what the induction was going to involve and apparently that, combined with the appearance of what looked like medical equipment, was enough to cause my blood pressure to rise.