White coat syndrome, or the phenomenon where a person’s blood pressure raises simply because they are stressing out over visiting a doctor, has been shown to affect over 1/3 of people over 50.
A study conducted by researchers at The National Clinical Guideline Center in London showed that many people were able to avoid prescription blood pressure medications simply by having their blood pressure taken at home instead of at the doctor’s office.
The study concluded that by avoiding the medications and extra visits to monitor blood pressure at the doctor’s office could potentially save patients over $600 a year.
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As important an issue as high blood pressure is, one would think whomever came up with the exercises to lower it would be more altruistic…to doom hypertensive people because they can not afford the process is simply evil on its face.
I think I am one of those people,when I measure my blood pleasure at home is always not that high such as 130/88 but when it is measured at doctors offices is higher than that. This is confusing. Any other advice on this on how to determine my exact blood pleaure
I agree with tis article.
I totally agree, having had to do battle with the doctors & nurses at my surgery over this. My BP is nearly always really low at home, but shoots up if I have to go to the surgery.
What's being proposed is preposterous! It would mean cutting down on a hospital's and doctor's revenues from patients having to visit monthly, plus all those profits from prescribed medications.
And extra visits to treat side effects, such as my heart attack, caused by the HBP prescribed Coumadin, which is well known to clog arteries with calcium.
I too, suffer from this—began taking meds for a few months and realized the “REAL” isuse. At home it is fine…sometimes in the 130’s but at the Dr…..it is HIGH!!! I wonder why it effects ppl over 50? That is the exact time I started with this issue. I know my body and I will decide if and when I will need BP meds. After all, we are in charge of our own health care.
doctors should learn to become healers and not in the pockets of big pharma.
At 81 an emense amount of money (NHS and My own)has been spent on me over the yaers which is appreciated but I do think that the term ‘professional’as applied to any of the so called professions should be dropped from current use. It has long been devalued to indicate a guaranteed standard of good work and has littele or no value to to inspire confidence.Furthermore, the term can give the person involved such a lofty opinion of themselves as to obliterate the use of common sense – in far too many incidents.Being involved with the medical profession -not professionaly I hasten to add – has given me an insight to their mental capacity and frankley it is no different to the general norm. As one would expect.
My blood pressure and heart rate always give a false reading due to the whits coat senario.This is normal and should always be expected and taken into account.If i took all the pills that I’m supposed to my liver would have given up ages ago.
This is not new news! In a 1995 book, High Blood Pressure Lowered naturally stated that one out of 4 people are falsely put on HBP drugs because of "whte coat hypertension". The problems is doctors and the big pharm don't care. Its all about money honey!
I was a victim. my blood pressure at home was 130/75. After a 3 hour wait in over crowded doctors office they finally took my blood pressure and it ws 165/85. The doctor rushed in and said "You have high blood pressure! His scare tatics cause anxiety which made the pressure go higher and the next thing I knew I was on drugs. The doctors over medicated me which caused the side effects of depression and insomia. I was able to quit half the drugs but some get in your cells and actually cause yr pressure to go up when you cut back.
My husband recently went to the doctor for an office visit. When they checked his blood pressure it was in the normal range yet the doctor strongly recommended blood pressure medication to prevent high blood pressure. When we test at home his blood pressure is 120/68. My question is if he doesn’t have high blood pressure why go on costly medication? I feel doctors overprescribe medication. Could it be for some sort of gain? Quality food, exercise and rest are preventative, not drugs.
I believe many incidents of the rise in blood pressures measured at the doctor’s offices and elsewhere are often caused by exposure to rock music in the waiting areas. It is my understanding that the body responds to this beat with the “fight or flight” response by, among other things, overproducing adrenaline, and raising the heart rate and blood pressure. You can test this theory on yourself at home by listening to rock music, or any kind of popular music with the 2/4 rock beat like today’s country, and then measure the blood pressure. I would like to know if this is true for the majority, and would also be interested in learning if there might be a blood type connection or other risk factors involved.
I also have the white coat syndrome and expressed this to my doctor. She ignored it and wrote a prescription with instructions to take it. I had it filled but have never taken a one – it still sits on a shelf. I also have found that the staff in a doctors office make a big difference in what your BP will be. Many
seem to always be in a hurry, ie one person is reading your BP across your lap and the other is taking some other test. I find it very stressful that they cannot do their job in a calm and relaxing mode. I have a sensitive system and all these things affect my BP.
I was on 300 mg of avapro, I check my BP at home everyday. One day before taking my Meds my BP was 98 over 60 so I cut the pill in half. My doctor was really upset with me and still writes me a prescription for 300 mg!! I said could it be white coat syndrome because it goes up when I see him, and he just ignores me.
I really have been a victim of this syndrome. One doctor had me taking
3 blood pressure medications and refused to let me go off of them. Now,
I am taking a very small dose of one, but am not sure I need that one.
I always have high blood pressure in the Doctor’s office but at home, it
is rarely elevated over 140/80 and usually is around 124/68. I really
don’t want to take these medications, but am afraid to go totally off of
them. I think one reason it is high at the doctor’s office is because they
are in such a hurry, and take it quickly, not waiting for you to relax, and
also it is recommedned to take it twice and average the scores, which they
never do. I think I get a better reading at home by taking it properly.
Also, I find it depends on who is taking it. I once had a very sweet, relaxed
nurse take it and it was 110/60. She said your chart says you have high
blood pressure, so I better take it again. She did and it was the same.
I think that was because I was relaxed when she took it. So, there are a
lot of variables, that can cause it to rise there. Just food for thought.
I believe having the breed of current doctors now definitely can elevate your blood pressure considering how they attend to their patients without the benefits of true diagnosis by simply prescribing as many kind of medicines they can in one time consultation. Gone are the days of good and competent doctors.
My blood pressure at home is often around 114/61. I went to the hospital for minor surgery and my blood pressure was 158/90. This is an interesting difference! Doctors just want to put people on blood pressure medications, even when they are normal. Representatives of Big Pharma urge the doctors to do this to — one reason is to avoid possible litigation. It’s a sorry state of affairs! The comment on the relationship to rock & popular music is also interesting. More studies need to be done is this area.
I am one of those but with pressure” to perform” it is also happening at home when asked to produce low results. Eat lowering foods, exercise and use a Zona. Am 83 and ver active and fit.
I am the epitomy of white coat syndrome. I refuse to take the "meds" the doctors try to foist u on me. Home readings are much better!
This white coat syndrome stuff is for real. I’m 68 yrs old. My BP averages 137/80 at home. When I go to the DR, it’s jumps to 150/90 initially put me on meds but I told him I would use exercise and diet. So far, so good. I agree Doctors should be more willing to consider this phenomenon before they subscribe BP drugs.
I totally agree with this and have in fact experienced such high blood pressure at the doctor that he told me I was going to die with a stroke. How's that for more pressure?
These days I always insist on my blood pressure being taken at least twice during a doctor’s visit.
The second time, ten minutes later it is always lower than the first.
When my doctor tried to medicate me for BP I insisted on a ’24 hour’ monitor test – which I had to pay for through a specialist – this returned an average BP of 120/78, completely normal limit. The higher results in the surgery were the aberration and not something that needed medicating.
Me to.Always very high in Dr’s but at home I am usually in 120/65 range.I dont take bp pills.But heart Dr says its dangerous to have raised BP when under stress.But thats my only stress GOING to Dr
I too go through this when I go to the doctor. I get pretty normal readings at home, but always, it’s elevated when I have it taken at the doctor’s office. For me it’s the pain that is caused in my arm by squeezing the cuff so tight. It’s very painful and I have said so, but he just says, it’s only for a little bit. Well, the last time I had it taken there, the underside of my arm hurt for days, so I know my body is reacting to pain and I already have enough pain going on with my arthritis. Inflicting more pain is naturally going to elevate my BP. I wish the professionals could understand that this is “real”.