Can anxiety lead to high blood pressure?

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Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness.
It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat.
Due to the surge of hormones during anxiety, the blood pressure increases temporarily.
This causes the heart to beat faster increasing blood pressure.
High blood pressure is a condition in which the force of blood against the artery wall is too high. Blood pressure above 140/90mmHg is considered high blood pressure.
Normal bp is considered between 90/60 - 120/80mmHg

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