That's scary. I know how that feels. Some people do have a lot of anxiety during a blood pressure check. That it is generally lower, that's good news and indicates more of anxiety than anything else. When they are truly concerned, you get a home bp monitor and check it frequently. Your age is a great factor in that high bp is not that common for a teen. At 16, you're a kid. What do your parents say about this?
Zach you are a worrier -not a warrior- and you stress over your BP which the nurse erroneously assessed as high at 135 over ? and recommended to see your doctor.
And the 142/80 BP would be dangerous ONLY if it could be sustained for a very long time!
BP fluctuates ALL the time! You need to take multiple readings throughout the week and then average them out
to get a more realistic result.
Factors like activity, stress, fluid intake etc. affect BP levels.
I go mostly by the "Pulse Pressure" which is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure readings, a much better indicator of heart health.
Anyways, my suggestion is to become a warrior instead and declare war on your anxiety!
Take steps to do whatever it takes, therapy, meditation,
EFT, mind-body connection, yoga, breathing exercises, optimizing nutrition, correcting nutritional/vitamin and mineral deficiencies (like tissue magnesium) ,rebalancing neurotransmitters with the least amount of drugs, targeted supplementation...
The following book (free ebook version if you really search)
is a very good read with many great suggestions:
"Healing and Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health".
Cheers,
Niko
The pain has nothing to do with HBP as far as I know so that part is in your head. If the nurse verified you have HBP (your post misses a few words so I can't tell) then you will have to follow guidelines to deal with it. Did you ask them about what you should do?