Thank you so much for replying -- At least I feel I'm not alone.  Sorry I took so long to get back to you - I'd done my post on someone else's computer, & after I couldn't remember how to get to the website/postings. I'm worried now that maybe I have ventricular arrythmia also (you said you believe that's what's causing the oscillations for you).  I guess I should ask the dr. about it next visit.  And yes, my readings are also always much higher at the Dr.'s office - especially whatever dr. is following my blood pressure.  If it's a gynecologist or another dr. who doesn't concern themselves with my blood pressure it's not as high.  Just goes to show how much our mind plays a part.  Have you tried yoga? meditation?  Just plain old deep slow breathing whenever you remember to do it ?  All those might help.  Laughing also helps a lot.  One time I was in the doctor's office and my reading was very high.  The nurse then told me to imagine I was at the beach in Jamaica & some gorgeous guy was running after me in the water, etc.  She made me laugh.  Then she took my blood pressure again (all this within less than about 2 minutes) & the top # dropped 45 points !!  (my top # is the one that runs high at times.  Bottom # is almost always good).  So laugh as much as you can.  Norvasc doesn't give me any side effect at all (at least nothing I know of).  At one point a doctor added a water pill but that raised my cholesterol.  I hope things went well with the cardiologist.  Again, thank you so much for your post.