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What is harder on heart: high pulse rate and high blood pressure?

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Both can be: This depends on your individual risks. Diet and exercise can lower both, but this can take awhile. Medications also work. You should talk with your doctor.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Taking Xanax (alprazolam) 4 emergency panics. B/p & pulse go pretty high, when having worrisome thoughts. Am i at risk for stroke/heart attack? Shud i see dr. 4 blood pressure? Seems when i'm calm it's normal b/p.

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Was going to sleep and felt like my heart stopped and was about to lose consiouseness. Took blood pressure 95/55. Pulse was around 91. Concerning?

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If someone's having a heart attack. Wouldn't their blood pressure and pulse be low or they would have another prominent symptom right?

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I was falling asleed and jumped put of bed with a feeling like my heart stopped and i was going unconsious. I took my blood pressure for reassurence and it said 99/54. Pulse was 92, then yook it again and pulse was 55. Is that concerning?

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29/f i've had extensive heart testing over the year and last month all turns out fine. Why do I have a weak pulse in the morning? low blood pressure?

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