blood pressure im 21 i recently started taking atenolol because my blood pressure was high for three days in a row i honestly believe it as anxiety my blood presdure has been 90 over sixty since i started so my doctor told me to cut my 50mg to 25mg my bp lowering my does has caused me to have some mild chest pain and my bp moniter says my heart beat is irregular what should i do checked my bp now it was 127 over 50
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, stress and anxiety can cause hypertension. In fact these are the biggest risk factors for hypertension in young age. Atenolol is beta blocker. It can not cause chest pain or arrhythmia. In fact, it is given in some arrhythmia. In your case, stress management is very important to control blood pressure and arrhythmia. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. You may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor.  For arrhythmia, get done ECG, 2d echo and Holder monitoring (24 hour continuous monitoring of ECG). On the basis of reports, you will need anti arrhythmia 