Anxiousness can increase overall blood pressure. Calming down helps :}
If your diatolic is over 90, you need to consider controlling it. Over 100 and you need to stop considering and just do it. Much higher than that calls for hospitalization.
if your blood pressure is 120/80 or 140/90 mmHg its normal, if its 140/90 mmHg or higher you have high blood pressure and if its 180/110 mmHg or higher than that you have really high blood pressure.
If you think you have high blood pressure, you should visit a doctor, but some supermarkets and pharmacies have a machine you can use to give you a general idea of your blood pressure. If you use...
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, blood pressure is considered to be "high" over 140/90 (unless you have diabetes, which it then should be no higher than 130/80)...
Blood pressure at or above 140/90 is considered high blood pressure. Conversely, pressures below 100/60 (or in some cases, 90/60) are considered low blood pressure.