I’m a student in 300 level and last year, something very shocking happened to me. I became hypertensive. I lost someone due to untreated hypertension and since then, I stopped sleeping, started having panic attacks every night. It was also during my exam period at school so it was very hard. I forgot to mention that I ate carelessly during that period. I ate noodles like 3 times a day and other unhealthy meals which made my weight spike to 96kg. I went home and met my mom also sick, of same hypertension with other health issues we suspected to be spiritual. I became more down and also started checking my blood pressure. We noticed it was elevated and from there, it was going up. I knew something was wrong. We played deaf ears not until this day I felt so weak and checked my blood pressure. It was about 160/90. We had to contact my mom’s cardiologist and we ran some tests (ECG, ECHO and others). I was placed on antihypertensives. Life hasn’t been easy since that day. I’ve had numerous thoughts. I don’t know how I’ll move on from this.
The cardiologist said I still need to lose weight. I’m at 80kg currently but still feel too big. I had to end whatever situationship I was in as a result of being scared of the unknown, the fear of having a heart attack or stroke during sex in the future. I don’t go out, I stay indoors. Whenever I go out, I have this pain in my chest and even though I check my BP, it’s not high. Now I’m asking for help, who dealing with hypertension that can give me tips on how to come off the medications and how to maintain my weight or lose more. I’ve tried working out but the pressure on my heart makes me panic. I don’t want to be on these medications forever because I’m just 20. I need help, please. I’ll be in the comment section.
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