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Can stress, your menstrual cycle and anxiety raise your blood pressure temporarily?

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Yes: Blood pressure can elevate with stress. However, to find out if you have hypertension as a medical problem it is best to check your BP three times a day for one week (during rest and stress).

Answered 4/14/2017

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