Does anxiety increase blood pressure?
Patient: Dear sir/madam,  i have a veyy high blood pressure from last 15 years, my age is 38, i was not taking any medicine,and i got used to the blood presure, further investigation says its anxiety, does anxiety causes blood presure to increase,and my creatinine levels shows 1.7,that bothers me a lot, but no matter how much i try my presure is not coming down from 180, all this check ups and test where done by general family doctor, and local pathology ,actually i want to consult you concerning this.   YYYY@YYYY  mob - 0000  kindly suggest thanks Doctor: Hi.I had gone through your query.I understand your concern.Anxiety can result of increase sympathetic outflow from brain.Neurotransmitters like nor epinephrine and adrenaline discharge play important role.So it may also elevate blood pressure. But control of anxiety can also improve in blood pressure.Anxiolytic like etizolam along with anti hypersensitive medicine can help.Regular exercise and meditations can help.Daily work schedule with stress free activity can be beneficial.Still if you have query then feel free to ask.Get well soon.Thank you.