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Could panic attack/anxiety/stress alone cause a raise in blood pressure along with fast irregular heartbeat (between 100-130)? (it actually feel like normal fast heartbeats but with extra beat in between)had tests cleared already (echo, stress test, ekg,

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Panick Atacks: A Panic attack can be so severe that patients will swear that they are having a heart attack. Palpitations and chest pain are common. Then they have multiple results coming back normal. So yes it can definitely raise BP and Heart Rate

Answered 3/20/2016

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