High blood pressure scared im gonna die!

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im in my mid twenties suffer with asthma quite badly , otherwise fit and healthy.
Normally and the other day my BP is about 120/80.
I went doctors today and I’ve been put on treatment as my chest is very wheezy and my asthma is flaring up- i had quite a big asthma attack today and couldn’t catch my breath.
ive had asthma all my life and nearly died after coming down with serious pneumonia. Been in and out hospital for years all my life.
I was also tight all day with a few mild to moderate asthma attacks and when I got to a friend’s house tonight I lost the plot. Huge panic attacks one after the other in never ending waves, crying and couldn’t calm down. My heart was thudding (i took my blue inhaler , preventer and other meds shortly ago) so I did my blood pressure. It was
162/90
158/90

my Pulse was 130 BPM. Im a nervous wreck. I dunked my head in cold water and that has helped along with drinking water but I’m so drained and scared im gonna die of a massive heart attack. I have no known heart issues.
my anxiety is out of control cos of my asthma mainly- im so scared im going to have a fatal asthma attack and die
is my blood pressure fatal?
please help I feel absolutely frigging drained

Either phone 111 for advice or go and sit in A&E for a few hours if you really think you’re dying.

When I had pre eclampsia the nurses were only really worried when the lower number was over 100. It feels horrible doesn't it, in the chest

Hi there,
Please try not to worry. Although your BP is a little high, it’s not too scary. It will be higher if you are feeling panicky. Try and calm your thoughts and your breaths and try to relax. Don’t recheck your BP tonight. Check it again when you are feeling calmer - if it remains raised then take a variety of readings over a few days and make a GP appointment.
from a nurse

It’s very unlikely. Blood pressure should be measured at rest, not mid panic attack with a pulse of 130. BP does go up and down with pulse rate, exertion and stress.

When it was discovered I had high BP mine was 210/115, at rest. I had zero symptoms, did hard cardio exercise regularly, and I’m clearly not dead yet! 140 / 90 is what the doctor wanted to get it to on meds, which isn’t far off your highest reading.

Keep an eye on it over the next week and if it’s high go to the GP. The worst outcome is it is too high and you need medication. The likelihood is though that once you measure it in the right conditions that it will be back to normal.

Your bp is a bit high but not dangerously so. You need a proper review of your asthma and your medication asap. You don't say what meds you took as well as your inhalers, but it sounds as if your current regimen is not working.

I wouldn’t worry about your BP right now-that will come down when the anxiety and asthma have improved. It sounds like your asthma is not controlled and you need a step up with treatment. Are you on a combination inhaler and Monteluklast?

I had pre eclampsia and post birth my bp was 260/180.

Your bottom reading is just slightly too high. I'd measure it when relaxed. It sounds like a blip.

I was told I'd have a stroke when my bp was 180/120. Yet I was and still am here. Having exceeded that reading x 2.

Sit down. Don't move. Take your bp after five minutes. Stay like that. Take it again after a further five minutes.

You wont die from those blood pressure readings

And right now i suspect it will be lower anyway.
You were having an asthma attack and panic attacks.
Blood pressure, breathing rate and heart rate will all be effected by them
There is no need for you to do the tests during an attack because they wont be your 'normal' ranges
Asthma is the killer, so if you are worried, you have muliple asthma attacks in one day then please call 999 or get someone to take you to A&E

If you have used your blue inhaler a lot today and it’s salbutamol/Ventolin then that can make you feel very jittery and make your pulse fast too, so it all becomes a vicious cycle.

Just noticed you say about asthma attacks, your inhaler can cause fast heart rate if you have taken a lot

Is there someone with you tonight who can watch over you, if your asthma worsens you might need a neb and steroids, a trip to A and E.

Have you got a peak flow meter, are you noting the readings?

The heart thing, I wouldn't worry about.

Try not to worry too much - your readings are high but not scarily high. The more you worry about your blood pressure, the higher it will get. I was sent to A&E last year by the out of hours GP service when my blood pressure suddenly went up to 220/120 for no apparent reason. I was triaged as soon as I arrived and they didn’t seem particularly concerned - I was left for eight hours before I saw a doctor at about midnight, who gave me a prescription for amlodipine and sent me home. It was back to normal the next day after I’d taken one of the pills and has stayed fairly low since. As others have suggested, see your GP if it stays high.

I dont this anxiety can ve helping your asthma let alone your blood pressure and heart rate

Thank you everyone for your replies :) and support the panic attacks were triggered by severe asthma attacks Ive been having it’s scarier cos my asthma felt very well controlled however i have tons of triggers. I had panic attacks for hours back to back & vomited tons now they’ve stopped like ive never had them so can hopefully get some rest now
never expected this many replies thanks everyone of you xx

Awwwww, it sounds terrifying. I know it’s hard to keep calm under the circumstances. Hope you’re ok xx

call GP surgery for an asthma review
asthma attacks are terrifying x ps I am asthmatic