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A 35-year-old male asked:

Being under emotional stress and anxiety could elevate the wbc?mine was 13400 with 10500 neutrophils.hyperthension meds could also elevate the wbc?

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Look for a cause: Yoour white blood count is modestly elevated. With the increase in neutrophils one would suspect infection or inflammation.

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Can your WBC count be up if you're super stressed? And more specifically your neutrophil count? Or is that definitely some kind of bacterial infection

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A 46-year-old female asked:

My 22yr old daughter has been fatigued for the last 4wks.(lots of stress)Blood test revealed WBC of3.4(was 5.4 6 months ago)Neutrophils were 1414( dropped from 3400 from 6 months ago ). Everything else was fine . She also had mono 3yrs ago )help!

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Can anxiety or stress cause UA WBC to be alitrle high the range its supposed to be in is 0-5 and mines was 5-10?

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A 23-year-old female asked:

My WBC level is 12.4. I don't have an infection. Could my anxiety & stress caused it? Doctor said nothing else

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Why does stress and anxiety cause UA WBC to go up?

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