A member asked:

I was taken off my no meds for a trial it's been 5 days bp has been good i got a little stressed today and it went to 138/80 took it 5 min later117/80?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

White coat BP: This is from anxiety which can indeed increase the bp. If the BP is elevated most of the time, then treatment is indicated. For the occasional stress-induced ones, no rx is need. In fact, most people tend to have higher BP at a doctor's office due to anxiety and this called white coat hypertension. When you checked your BP be sure that your feet are firmly on the ground and the cuff heart level.

Answered 6/10/2014

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