Glad I found this forum. I'm a 33 year old Caucasian, female. I'm 5'4, 143 lbs. I have always been kind of an anxious person... (runs in my family)
After my first daughter was born in 2002, I developed high BP during the end of the pregnancy, & during labor that never really went away. I have been on BP medicine since. I've been diagnosed with primary hypertension & sinus tachycardia. I currently take Bystolic 5 mg once daily. Used to take atenolol and Toprol for BP, but they didn't work well for me. I also used to take Zoloft for anxiety, but had to stop due to weight gain. Plus, my anxiety got better and I really didn't need it anymore. I see a cardiologist every 6 months for the BP & tachycardia.
I had a stressful year last year and my anxiety started to come back. Just recently I have developed panic attacks, so to speak. Whenever I get a little nervous about a situation, the nervousness can develop in to a panic attack. The last two times I've went to the doctor I started to get nervous (white coat syndrome) & my BP and heart rate skyrocketed. My BP was 153/112, pulse was 126. I talked to my cardiologist about this, but he thought I was probably find unless my BP was staying consistently elevated which it doesn't, once the panic attack is over. With the BP medicine, my BP is about 120/81, pulse 77 normally. I have had normal EKG's, echos, and a normal 24 hour heart monitor and blood work. Cardiologist has listened to heart and lungs and says normal. My anxiety seems to be doing this. I get so anxious my BP and HR go up drastically. My cardiologist wrote me 10 mg Celexa to try for the anxiety, but I'm afraid it will make me gain weight like the Zoloft.
I was just wondering any others in their 20s or 30s with anxiety dealing with these kind if symptoms with their anxiety? Anyone take celexa? If so did cause weight gain? Thanks!