Hey CLKD, thanks for the reply
They don't know what's causing the high blood pressure. It was fine in July 2018, and August 2018, in October 2018 it was on the top of end of normal, but still OK. It was picked up when I went for my annual health check (which I've been doing for years) in April 2019. I started HRT in July 2018, and that could have contributed? I was taken off HRT in April, until my BP is under control. The workplace stress thing, yeah, things went sort of pear shaped from October last year. I have two clerical assistants, to assist me, and one of them went completely rogue, did some really weird stuff (e.g changed their GP's practice to my GP's practice, even though it's not near where they live, and repeatedly went to see my nurse to bitch about me and would then come into work and tell me how the nurse thought I was a toxic person ... They also liked to make up stories about me and gossip with colleagues, so told someone I'd left work and gone to HR to report bullying, when in fact I had the afternoon off to pick up my granddaughter and didn't think I was being bullied ... This individual also hunted me down on the internet, found my blog, written under a different name that they were unaware of - it runs off my husband's site and so they must have searched him and figured out the writer was me - and then circulated what's, essentially, my personal thoughts and feelings). Yeah. It was really stressful. I line managed this person and so, obviously, was in a really difficult position. Eventually, because they couldn't make any headway with trying to, I don't know, collapse my mental health it seemed like, they got themselves signed off sick. I'd already started the disciplinary process, as they weren't actually doing their job either, and they ended up getting sacked. Bet you wished you hadn't asked now. It was a really rubbish time, made loads worse because my workload just span out of control. I've since recruited a new clerical assistant, who starts at the beginning of October, and so, hopefully, this annus horribilis will be over soon.
^^ That's why the doc thinks it's workplace stress, because I told them all of the above, and then some, at the 'I think I'm going to break' appointment.
I've had a few procedures in the last five years or so, two colonoscopies, two gynae under GA, and my BP at clinics before and after was always fine. I don't understand it either if I'm honest. I managed to bring up three kids, one of whom has very volatile epilepsy, with no BP problems. When he moved into independent living, which was a big step, no BP issues. I was a smoker, BP all good, gave up, BP happily where it should be, a couple of years later and it's screwed. Now it may be that things have caught up with me, but with the exception of work, I'm actually at the most relaxed phase of my life. I don't entirely get it either.
In terms of the hospital admission, a few days. They'd start me off on BB and monitor. They basically don't do this, as there are other options, but I'm vaguely interested due to the fact that I can't take BBs for anxiety either for the same reason and I think I'd quite like to explore the possibility of Propranalol - it's a super effective drug.
Re: the cough, I don't think that's another effect of BBs. I've looked into it and it seems to be related to post nasal drip. Potentially, your's might be too, but I don't know the context. I'll look out for your thread.
The list, you're completely right, thanks for the reminder.
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