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Can High Blood Pressure Cause Anxiety?

Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Pressure

Definition

Hypertension is blood pressure that is often higher than 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).


Alternative Names

HBP; Blood pressure - high


Considerations

Blood pressure can vary throughout the day and change with activity. A blood pressure measurement has two numbers:

  • The top (systolic) number is the blood pressure during the heartbeat.
  • The bottom (diastolic) number is the blood pressure between beats.

According to the American Heart As...

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Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  Anxiety does not cause chronic high blood pressure (hypertension). Anxiety can, however, cause... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Anxiety - How to Cope with It
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Anyone suffering with high blood pressure has to make a great effort to live a healthy lifestyle.... Read more »

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I’ve been told that I have white coat or office high blood pressure, is there anything I should do?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...question. This diagnosis of “office-related” high blood pressure is usually suggested when... Read more »

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Managing High Blood Pressure: Implementing a Healthy Diet & Stress Control
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

As there aren't any specific known causes for high blood pressure, there are no specific or... Read more »

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Welcome to the High Blood Pressure Blog
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...community and to help you better understand and lower high blood pressure. My philosophy on... Read more »

Health Guide

Drug-induced hypertension
...rest. A consistent rate of more than 140 mm Hg systolic and more than 90 mm Hg diastolic is considered high blood pressure. Tests to determine the cause of the problem may include blood tests to... Read more »
Essential hypertension
Hypertension - essential Symptoms Usually, high blood pressure has no symptoms at all. That is why it is often called the "silent killer."... Read more »
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Patient Guide: Complications
Left untreated, hypertension will cause complications. People with untreated high blood pressure will not live as long as people with well treated blood pressure. Medications make a... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Risk Factors
During the last decade, the number of Americans with high blood pressure has increased by 30 percent. Over 65 million American adults now have high blood pressure, and this condition... Read more »
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...usually carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair patches of thickened and dark brown... Read more »

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Medications

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...ORALPronounced: (low-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure ... Read more »

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...is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »

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