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What Causes Elevated Blood Pressure Levels And Severe Anxiety?

I ve been experiencing elevated blood pressure, and overall anxiety i guess for about 24 hours now. Just feel hot, then cold, my mind can t focus very well, and i feel like i have a pit in my stomach. We ve been trying to self diagnose (was it going off of caffeine 3 weeks ago? 2 glasses of wine Sunday night? etc.) to no avail. Have had stress tests, etc. and heart is good. Can t seem too shake it, feel claustrophobic, and ears ringing?
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Hello there,
thank you for posting your query at healthcare magic.
If you chronically suffer from anxiety you may get episodic rise to blood pressure associated with an anxiety attack. The symptoms you mentioned are quite indicative of anxiety disorder.
You could get prescription anxiolytics or sedatives like Clonazepam or Diazepam which will help you relax and that in turn will bring down your blood pressure within the normal range. Temporary rise in blood pressure due to anxiety does not require antihypertensives unless it becomes chronic.
If you have very high blood pressure that occurs frequently, along with anxiety and abdominal pain and headache, you need to look at other rare possibilities and get your 24 hour urinary catecholamines checked.
Having said that, your case is very likely anxiety. You need to get the prescription drugs I mentioned and if symptoms are controlled with the medication then you would not need to get the above investigation done.
Hope this helps with your situation.
Thank you for visiting healthcare magic.


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What Causes Elevated Blood Pressure Levels And Severe Anxiety?

Hello there, thank you for posting your query at healthcare magic. If you chronically suffer from anxiety you may get episodic rise to blood pressure associated with an anxiety attack. The symptoms you mentioned are quite indicative of anxiety disorder. You could get prescription anxiolytics or sedatives like Clonazepam or Diazepam which will help you relax and that in turn will bring down your blood pressure within the normal range. Temporary rise in blood pressure due to anxiety does not require antihypertensives unless it becomes chronic. If you have very high blood pressure that occurs frequently, along with anxiety and abdominal pain and headache, you need to look at other rare possibilities and get your 24 hour urinary catecholamines checked. Having said that, your case is very likely anxiety. You need to get the prescription drugs I mentioned and if symptoms are controlled with the medication then you would not need to get the above investigation done. Hope this helps with your situation. Thank you for visiting healthcare magic.