Chronic hypertension postpartum

I didn’t have this issue with blood pressure but I did have postnatal anxiety so I know exactly where your coming from regarding the attacks and it’s so awful, you can’t even explain the feelings your going through can you? BUT it does get better it took me around 9 weeks to start feeling better and I started taking prescribed tablets to calm me down as I was rocking and all sorts, really felt like I started to lose it! But you just need to remember that you are ok, those 4 times you were in hospital you came out and you were ok weren’t you! Keep going babe I know it’s crazy the first few weeks and you will have such crazy days, but you will have days when you think actually I’ve got this! I feel better today! You have so many hormones going round your body and you will have for weeks, just be easy on yourself and try and take some baths if you have a partner that can help you have a 10 min break xxx

Hello, I checked my bp 3 weeks postpartum and bp was 160/100+. Was put on magnesium for 24hour and now on bp medication. My anxiety was so bad being afraid that something bad was going to happen. Theres free postpartum support groups on supportgroupcentral.com. This has been helping me along with my private therapist. I hope you feel better soon. I understand how you’re feeling.

I had similar blood pressure postpartum and it was postpartum preeclampsia that I took medication for for 4 months. Have you been checked for preeclampsia?

I’ve had a&e trips multiple times from mine going 180/120 irs awful I know how you feel sometimes it’s me panicking and making it worse. Thankfully I’m now on set tablets each day that keep it at an ok level my main worry is being too scared to have another baby as this all happened with my first and has given me a horrific outlook. If you ever need someone to relate to and talk to I’m a message away x

I just delivered a week ago and am back in the hospital with high blood presssure. I’ve been on magnesium twice now and am prescribed a high dose of two different blood pressure meds. They are planning on releasing me from the hospital today, but honestly I’m terrified. I totally understand your anxiety about it because I have it too. I was afraid the anxiety was causing my blood pressure to rise, but honestly I needed stronger meds too. Now there is a fear of “bottoming out” and getting a blood pressure that’s too low due to the meds. All the changing nurses and comments don’t help ease my anxiety. I feel like an experiment and just want to stay alive for my baby.

Hope you feel better now?? I am having the same issue. My bp was normal all through pregnancy, but after giving birth it has been sky rocketing not going down despite on labetol. Can’t sleep, having panic attack, shortness of breath I am just not my normal self. Don’t know what to do