I had the same thing happen to me a couple months ago. I was like 160/100. It freaked me out, so the next time I went to the doc I asked him about it. He told me that you should be sitting down/relaxed for 10-15 minutes before taking your bp. Just walking into the store raises it quite a bit, and if this chick was hot, that didn't help either. If you're normally an anxious person, having a bp machine at home isn't going to help. The next time you go to the drugstore, sit down and read a mag for 10-15 mnutes, then take the bp. Hopefully it'll be a lot lower. Good luck!