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When do you plan to retire? I retired almost 4 months ago. That will knock 10 points off your BP. No commute stress, dangerous/rude drivers, no people breathing down your neck for assignments, problems, difficult people, screamers, meeting numbers & goals, etc. Make sure you are in a good financial situation to retire because you don’t want money stress in retirement to replace work and commute stress. Find new things to do in retirement that YOU enjoy - volunteering, spending time with loved ones, be outdoors, amp up your exercise, travel.

Make sure you get enough sleep and it’s good quality sleep. If you snore, get checked for sleep apnea because you can stop breathing and wake up dozens or scores of times every night and not even know it. It really kills restorative sleep.

Get a good BP monitor and use it consistently. I measure my BP 2 to 4 times a week and take three readings each time a few minutes apart (there can be quite a bit of variability between readings due to measurement tolerances and changes in your body). Try to take the reading with the same conditions every time for repeatability. I’ve got 19 years of data stored in Excel (sometimes big gaps when I get lazy). My health care provider automated several years ago and they also have a lot of data online taken at every visit.

My systolic BP is down 13 points since retiring (I’m on a combination of atenolol and lisinopril/HCTZ plus daily baby aspirin). Maybe I can achieve my BP goals with the Chinese medicine recommended by others and reduce or eliminate these drugs.

Obviously, lots of fruits & vegetables, light on salt, light on red meat, light/moderate on fats, more exercise and stop smoking.

You may be experiencing panic attacks. These are insidious and there is very little you can do to tamp them down when it happens. Meditation and mindfulness can help here. Look into Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Worries about job, health, savings, retirement planning, family etc can cause a LOT of stress and anxiety.

Somebody else suggested deep vein thrombosis. Definitely have that looked at. They will do ultrasound diagnostics of your leg veins and, if nothing is found, it will put your mind at ease.

Good luck!