Anybody have health anxiety, particularly around blood pressure?

I have the same problem and this has worked for me:
When the doctor goes to check blood pressure, sit deep in your chair and sink down into your body. Be calm. Practically stop breathing. Worked for me up until it got muddled up with the increased blood pressure side effect of Venlafaxine, AND the increased depression side effect of blood pressure medication. Never mind my swollen legs.
So, now I take my blood pressure with one of those electric home cuffs, recorded daily (and have finally (a week ago) weaned myself off Venlafaxine, after tapering down to a crumb over 2 years,) and ALL I have to do is find a doctor who actually knows about drug interactions and side effects, and doesn't just look at my home BP chart and see my BP dropping down into the perfect range, and renew my script for the BP medication again, and again.
Maybe somebody else can follow through on drug side effects - please

Orthostatic hypertension can be related to over medication. You think it preferable to have an autoimmune autonomic complication? That's odd. Your medication can be reduced and the orthostatic hypertension will go away. Falling and stroke are vascular risks? Falling is due to lots of things including over medication, spine related disc issues that weaken muscles, BRAIN TUMOR, and many people go straight into their 90s without vascular issues. Home BP monitoring is not "essential" unless the cardiologist advises it. It is often contraindicated because of the anxiety around taking it. If a person who has "white coat syndrome" takes their own blood pressure, they need to take it at least three times in a row with small breaks in between and then average the number. Anxiety can raise blood pressure to enormous numbers. The only reason these numbers pose a real issue is if they are constant. Otherwise, it's wise to reduce overall anxiety and for some people that's just impossible. A "good rapport with a caring physician" is as common as winning the state lottery. Most doctors give each patient 15 minutes and barely remember their name, that's why they stare at the computer screen for hints regarding what's going on with this particular patient. Then there are doctors who have a very good "bedside manner" but that doesn't mean they're good doctors. None of this has anything to do with the poster's question.

My friend says I have health anxiety because I like to share about what I'm going through, which is a lot. She said it's boring to her, so I can't talk about it. Anyone else experience these issues?

I had something similar once. I took a break from the relationship, got talk therapy and worked on getting improved health. It took about a year and I felt much better. My friend and I are communicating again and I don’t discuss health issues. I do talk about my good health status, nutrition, exercise and fitness. I can understand how my health anxiety was overwhelming to my friend. It was draining me too. My talk therapy helped a lot.