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An update is in order.

After a night wracked with nerves and anxiety about death during the night from a cardio-neurological disaster cocktail, I went to the doctor first thing in the morning who examined my heartbeat and blood pressure and stated that in his opinion the problems were caused or at least exacerbated by anxiety. He has prescribed a low dosage of Zoloft for the next few weeks. I am not going to solely rely on this drug, I am going to make a concerted effort to reduce stress in my daily life, firstly by avoiding getting angry about minor things like dropping something on the floor (which I usually swear at myself about) or triggers for remembering stupid things I did in the distant past - even things as trivial as calling out a stupid answer in class 8 years ago.

Catch22: The blood test was to try and discover the cause of my breathing problem, my doctor said nothing about my bp when he took it this morning and my arm (it's mostly my wrist) has been fine most of the day. I will certainly watch my sugar and salt intake. Thanks