Has anyone been diagnosed with high blood pressure due to anxiety x

[sarahstresshead]

Has anyone been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure because of the anxiety? Or is this a separate condition? Thank you Sarah ( new to this so bear with me!! lol) x x

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Hi

The cause of my high blood pressure is due to anxiety/stress. Its treated as a separate condition, but in my eyes linked.

If our bodies are continuosly stressed due to anxiety, in the long run something with be damaged, and I feel the heart is central to the anxiety.

This is born out by chinese five element theories too.

Saying that the cigarrettes could of had something to do with it too

Have you just been diagnosed with high blood pressure?

B

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Yea B the fags wont help , but same here

Having said that , high blood pressure runs in my family they are not stressed , so I am not sure on that one

Have friends to that suffer & they are so layed back , I don't no how they don't fall over so it does make you wonder

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Ah, yes, maybe diet in those layed back cases?

anxiety/stress is not the only way of getting high blood pressure, but I'm sure after a long period of anxiety it could be linked.

It would be interesting doing a poll, of long term sufferers.

Hope you well whywhy

B

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That's the thing though , they eat well , exercise , right weight , don't smoke & still have it

I shouldn't have put a laughing face , but like they say , how does this work ?

Love it though when they go to Docs , because they do everything right & doc cant say anything , they come out with the famous words "its just one of those things "

Don't no if we will ever no for sure

Me , well better than yesterday , but still not as good as I should be

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[sarahstresshead]

Thank you for all the replies. I have had the high blood pressure since I have had my daughter ( nearly 2 years ago) but I have had the anxiety since then so don't know if its that that is causing it but maybe its just wishful thinking on my part I don't know but I do smoke so I will have to give that up x x x xx

[Kaz12345]

This is an interesting one as there can be many things linked to high bp, obesity, smoking, little exercise, too much salt in diet, and some doctors think long term anxiety Can be a factor. I dont suppose anxiety helps it! Mine was diagnosed whilst pregnant too.

[sarahstresshead]

Thank you for all replies it means a lot to me and I do think there is a link but totally agree the smoking doesn't help one bit and I will keep taking the tabs as my health is important. I am on day 1 of giving up smoking today and I have been for a heart xray and having an ecg on weds at last I seem to have a good doc who wants to get to the bottom of the blood pressure. Good luck everyone and thank you so much for all your replies x x x