Category: Mental Health
Question: Please does anxiety causes high blood pressure And what advice for someone with anxiety and how to get rid of it
Answer: Hello Micheal 

Good evening Yes anxiety can cause high blood pressure BUT just a momentary rise in blood pressure which normalizes after a while or when the source of the anxiety is gone 

It is usually the bodys response to danger  the flight fight or fright syndrome 

If one has a sustained increased in blood pressure over three measurements at different times it warrants an investigation and physical examination by a doctor 

Some causes of hypertension are obesity alcohol sedentary lifestyle heart diseases kidney diseases endocrine diseases etc the cause needs to be found 

As regards the anxiety it is best that you talk to a mental health professional to help identify the root cause of the anxiety and get you treated 

I hope this helps