Does your heartbeat race when visiting the doctor?

Yes always. its the thought of having to undress and be naked and wishing for cold hands on testicles.but sadly it never happens theses days as uk doctors dont want to seem to touch you at all let alone do prostate or intimiate checks,

Guilty! I'm always so nervous and my heart is racing like crazy. I can't hold it back, so sometimes doctors think I have a realy serious ploblem with my heart, eventhoug its perfecly fine when they aren't checking

Oh most definitely so, mine races like a speeding train. I just have to see the Dr with his stethoscope around his neck and my heart rate shoots up. My heart rate probably stays at over 100 bpm during the entire duration on the examination

Every single time! I always thought it was either the reason and potential exposure i would endure our the hot female nurse doing the BP check. The last time I was in there was a male nurse who did my BP and i wasn't expecting any nudity for the reason I was visiting the doctor. My numbers were flagged yet again.

Yes it does. It starts when entering doctor’s office. Even the gazes of the people you meet there show you that something is different here. It's always exciting. I always ask myself the same questions. What will happen to you during the examination, what will be done? Will the exam be quick or will I be embarrassed? Then the hustle and bustle of the people you meet at the registration. In addition, the quick, inconspicuous glances of patients. Other patients, on the other hand, look at you very closely. As if they already knew what was about to happen to me. And then, in the waiting room, the brief shock when you hear your name being called. From here the peak of the heart rate is reached. If I then see a blood pressure cuff or a stethoscope when entering the examination room, my heart rate by no means calms down. The consequences are diagnoses such as white coat hypertension or further examinations.

Yes! my heart is pounding in my chest and beating very fast. Also, my BP will be through the roof, regardless of how comfortable I feel with the doctor. Glad to know I'm not the only one!

Hello,

yes my heartbeat and blood pressure goes up by visiting the doctor when I get into the Examroom and look around and searching for the stethoscope and wish thst, the doctor would use it on my bare chest.

When I see that my heart goes more faster

Not usually the heartbeat but, blood pressure. I normally walk or take public trans to the Dr. office so I blame it on that.

Yes definitely! My blood pressure also skyrockets too. I can't tell if it's my nerves or the fact that I love my heart being listened to! Luckily the have never really commented on it besides the high BP.

Many patients whom i see in clinic have elevated heart rate/blood pressure… For many they mention it starts with as soon as they enter check-in process with receptionist and more when MA-RN Checks them in…

We often make a note of similar history-anxiety in chart and request for home recorded vitals.. I use those charts/graphs to make changes in clinic..

I find “white coat syndrome” quite a bother, quite an annoyance! I know my numbers and can give feedback otherwise.

No, and I sort of find it strange that I don't get this. I think the reason I don't mind going to the doctor for anything no matter how embarrassing is that I associate it with pleasurable memories I got as a kid rather than something to be nervous or actually embarrassed about. I remember once going for a full medical nearly 15 years ago and being in the waiting room with someone who was there for the same thing and pretending to be really nervous when I talked to him because on some level I wanted it to be like that, knowing I was going to be examined in ways I liked and probably get an erection, but I knew I was pretending, because I actually didn't get the increased heart rate. Maybe on some level I had some nerves about what was going to happen, but the ‘white coat’ syndrome didn't kick in at all. In the moment when things are really happening with real doctors I don't actually show much change at all, and oddly enough I didn't get the boner during that exam either, I only got it later thinking about it, so on some level I think my body tells me to ‘behave’ at the time and then my brain remembers to get off later in my own private space.

My heart races when I see my urologist cause I know what he's going to check

@RocketStripe90,

I have never enjoyed my B/p taken. I don’t like the sensation at all.

When I was little I would have to say yes. But now that I'm older and know what's going on I'm calm as can be. Untill the subject of getting a shot or getting blood work done pops up…I hate needles.

The only time my heart rate has been commented on is right before my thyroid surgery. When I get my blood pressure checked it's always high before an exam and has to be rechecked. I never feel like my heart is racing.

Yes. From the moment I arrive for my appointment and when I am sitting in the exam room waiting for the doctor to arrive

Yes, when I'm having my blood pressure taken I have to breathe intentionally and pick a spot on the floor to stare at or else the numbers would be wrong. Thankfully, my blood pressure is within normal range when I'm focused like that. Having my bp checked is more nerve-wracking than it used to be because it was taken via a bp machine once and it (temporarily) hurt my arm because the cuff took too long to release, so I have to keep my heart rate in-check during exams.

Depends if it a male doctor or a female. If its female I get no reaction but if its a male then my pulse races in the expectation that he will ask me to cough and drop which never seems to happen in this day of patient modesty

My heart doesn't race but my blood pressure spikes ,especially if it a female doctor

Sometimes it does. I try and stay relaxed because I don't want her to hear it beating real fast. It does pick up a little when she starts to listen though.

Oh my, YES!

When I'm afraid some unclothing could be involved, yes. Otherwise, no.

Omg yeah, whenever she grabs the steth my heart rate sky rockets. Not to go next week too, so that should be fun

My heart rate is always under 70, but my blood pressure is always a little high at the doctor's office. I like him & the staff…but my blood pressure at home is always close to normal.

Lately, not so much my heart rate, but bp is through the roof. Today at my physical hr was 86 but bp (without my meds) was 164/94. Need to go back and check it at home

Lately, not so much my heart rate, but bp is through the roof. Today at my physical hr was 86 but bp (without my meds) was 164/94. Need to go back and check it at home

They didn't recheck? Once when my top number was 154, they rechecked it twice. Not right after, several minutes in between. Then it dropped to 130. When it was high before my surgery, I had to get an ekg before they would proceed.

I never remember the bottom number unless I go back and look at my records. I know it's just as important.

They did recheck twice-the last time it was 150/110, so still quite high.

Absolutely. Both my heart rate and blood pressure go up at the doctor's office but usually calms down once the exam gets started. They had to recheck after the exam to see if my rates would be lower normal because they were concerned about my having hypertension

Certainly if it's a play doctor!