Wasn't sure where to post this, but am wondering if anyone has insight into this relationship. Guess it could actually fall under discussion as such. And thank you for reading such a long entry and all your responses in advance!
As some of you know, I was triggered hard exactly around the time when I started remembering my therapist telling me I had been traumatized by my job and telling me the diagnosis, most of which I conveniently ignored (forgot) but wish I hadn't. About three or four weeks ago, I was in a nearly continual state of panic attacks. Lost feeling to most of my body and was going numb while my heart was pounding hard in my chest. After talking with my therapist, she was able to talk me down quite a bit and during that conversation I literally felt quite a release. Wasn't all the way down, but far better than I had been through that week. I contacted my doctor and asked if I should go to the emergency room because while I knew it was a series of panic attacks, I also knew that prolonged episodes could be dangerous. He prescribed Xanax. So 3 hours later after doing corpse pose yoga and some calming techniques that actually finally kicked in and worked, I picked up my prescription and asked for a blood pressure test. It was 140/100 at that particular time. Three days later I went to the doctor and it was 143/89.
Doctor was concerned and wanted to see me a month later, being today. I haven't been taking Xanax regularly, but when I feel myself anxious I take it. Today, it was 133/84. Doc wasn't entirely happy, but I explained that I can't exercise for some reason without being triggered and need someone with me to help keep me regulated. I do far better initially with people I trust around me creating a safe zone so I don't lose it, become angry with people or myself and start losing memory and time and waking up having no clue where I am or how I got there. Given our conversation, he was happy with the results, but not thrilled. I told him that the past week has been the first since our last meeting that I have mostly "been back" given my last triggers and I finally am calming back down again.
I get that long term fight/flight subconscious continually dumping whatever it dumps into the body to prepare itself is natural and that over a long term scenario actually can become dangerous to the body. I am not sure I understand how and what it might effect? Is blood pressure one of those? What are other things commonly effected? Just trying to understand this better.
As some of you know, I was triggered hard exactly around the time when I started remembering my therapist telling me I had been traumatized by my job and telling me the diagnosis, most of which I conveniently ignored (forgot) but wish I hadn't. About three or four weeks ago, I was in a nearly continual state of panic attacks. Lost feeling to most of my body and was going numb while my heart was pounding hard in my chest. After talking with my therapist, she was able to talk me down quite a bit and during that conversation I literally felt quite a release. Wasn't all the way down, but far better than I had been through that week. I contacted my doctor and asked if I should go to the emergency room because while I knew it was a series of panic attacks, I also knew that prolonged episodes could be dangerous. He prescribed Xanax. So 3 hours later after doing corpse pose yoga and some calming techniques that actually finally kicked in and worked, I picked up my prescription and asked for a blood pressure test. It was 140/100 at that particular time. Three days later I went to the doctor and it was 143/89.
Doctor was concerned and wanted to see me a month later, being today. I haven't been taking Xanax regularly, but when I feel myself anxious I take it. Today, it was 133/84. Doc wasn't entirely happy, but I explained that I can't exercise for some reason without being triggered and need someone with me to help keep me regulated. I do far better initially with people I trust around me creating a safe zone so I don't lose it, become angry with people or myself and start losing memory and time and waking up having no clue where I am or how I got there. Given our conversation, he was happy with the results, but not thrilled. I told him that the past week has been the first since our last meeting that I have mostly "been back" given my last triggers and I finally am calming back down again.
I get that long term fight/flight subconscious continually dumping whatever it dumps into the body to prepare itself is natural and that over a long term scenario actually can become dangerous to the body. I am not sure I understand how and what it might effect? Is blood pressure one of those? What are other things commonly effected? Just trying to understand this better.
