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Blood pressure during a panic attack

September 30, 2021 | 25,00 EUR | answered by Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Hello,

my name is Sebastian.
A little about me: I have a long history with my panic attacks / heart neurosis.
I regularly measure my blood pressure and used to take Opipramol in the past.
I have also been to the emergency room a few times because of it.

Now to my concerns.
Yesterday evening, after a long time, I had a very strong panic attack again.
I got worked up again, but this time I didn't stop measuring my values.
My highest blood pressure was 217/100
Pulse around 160
Is that still normal or should I be worried?
My values were back in the normal range yesterday evening. Today as well all day.
Normally I have values around 130/80
Pulse around 65
Can you get so worked up during a strong panic attack that you have such values?
I had no other complaints.
Just strong fear and trembling...
In the past, I usually stopped measuring at 190/100 to not get worked up further and to calm down.
I probably should have done that yesterday as well.
I read that values up to 230/120 are normal during a strong attack.
Just to reassure myself and not keep asking Google.

Thank you very much.

I look forward to a brief response.

Kind regards,

Sebastian C.

Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Good day,

A panic attack can actually lead to such values, similar values ​​are also seen when running uphill, for example. The body is in full swing during such an attack. This is normal and should not worry you.

Sincerely, Dr. Gehring