I m just turing 70. My afternoon bp has been peaking ( 135 -153 )slowly upward in the afternoon for the last year. Morning and evening close to 120/80. My family doctor put me on Lisinopril 5 mg. That has brought it down to between 100 & 110 in the mornings & evenings around 116-120. Today at 2 p.m 138/73 for some reason. During the period that he was monitoring by bp, I had a panic attack, first time ever. Would this have caused my bp to have increased. Obviously, there would seem to be another issue causing anxiety. I have been taking 50 mg of Zoloft for 2 months. It works, but there are times I feel unstable. I work out 3 times a week with weight training and cardio. In excellent shape. 5 7 & 145 lbs.