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blood pressure

toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 1,502 Extreme Poster
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who hates doing their blood pressure?

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  • eylaheylah Posts: 4,432 Community Veteran
    me bc it gets so tight. i hate how tight it goes bc it gives me pins and needles in my hands.
    keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. 🤍
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 1,502 Extreme Poster
    same
  • eylaheylah Posts: 4,432 Community Veteran
    its the wirst 😂.
    keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. 🤍
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 1,502 Extreme Poster
    ikr
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 4,782 The Mix Elder
    As someone who sometimes struggles with sensory issues, the tightness of the cuff can make me feel anxious. Im slightly a bit more better now with the sensory issues wise where I am becoming more better and more calm. Once time when I used to take medication for adhd, I had to have my blood pressure taken in the hospital during a check up and I got so anxious my blood pressure was high and they had to do an ECG to check I didn't have any heart conditions or issues. But luckily they said it was down to anxiety and possibly me getting nervous which caused a rise in blood pressure.
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  • eylaheylah Posts: 4,432 Community Veteran
    Amy22 wrote: »
    As someone who sometimes struggles with sensory issues, the tightness of the cuff can make me feel anxious. Im slightly a bit more better now with the sensory issues wise where I am becoming more better and more calm. Once time when I used to take medication for adhd, I had to have my blood pressure taken in the hospital during a check up and I got so anxious my blood pressure was high and they had to do an ECG to check I didn't have any heart conditions or issues. But luckily they said it was down to anxiety and possibly me getting nervous which caused a rise in blood pressure.

    i agree amy. <3
    keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. 🤍
  • pharmagirl27pharmagirl27 Posts: 26 Boards Initiate
    As a future pharmacist, who cannot swallow tablets and hates blood test, I completely understand where you are coming from @toffuna101 . @Amy22
    It does feel uncomfortable, however the main thing is to keep calm and focus on your breathing!
    Remember it will be over in less than 30 seconds.
    And if you are afraid of needles etc, I always tell myself in my head ‘it could be a blood test instead of this!’
    Hope that helped a bit :)
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 1,502 Extreme Poster
    that did help, thank you @ameera
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