That happens to me every year. No big deal, but you can get it re-checked. Odds are if you calmed down, and quit thinking about that nurse in the tight uniform, it would be OK. If you takes meds to lower the BP, some Doc's will only give you a one year certificate. Again, no big thing.

keep getting it check with your doctor, then after the one year you might be good. I wouldnt sweat it in the first year but get a check every few months and keep tabs on it. Or go get a machine and test yourself everyday keep track of it, and if it stays high you might need meds.

​Yeah Pardner, buy a BP monitor at your local drugstore and monitor it at home or wherever you are daily for a week or so. Then you'll have an idea of what's going on with yours. However, be forewarned, once you have high BP and even if it's down next time, you'll still get a one year card because you HAD high BP previously.

Just going to the doctor for that physical that means the difference between you being able to work or not, is enough to raise the BP of a lot of drivers. Some docs will take that into consideration. I have known some that would take your BP twice during your visit, and then put the lower reading down, assuming that there is a difference.

What will often happen is that you are nervous when you first go in, but after you have been there for a bit, you calm down enough to actually get a lower BP measurement.

In any case, high blood pressure is something that needs to be dealt with. There is a reason it has been called "The Silent Killer."