A 27-year-old member asked:
Will too little sleep lead to high blood pressure?
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Dr. Ranji Vargheseanswered
Sleep Medicine 18 years experience
Sleep and BP: There is some data that suggest that sleep deprivation can raise blood pressure. When we don't sleep enough, our bodies tend to have overactive fight or flight activity. This can theoretically raise blood pressure. Some sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea is shown to affect blood pressure not only by stopping breathing but by the fragmentation of sleep.
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
52 years experience
Sleepless: Too little sleep will not necessarily lead to high blood pressure unless the too little sleep is related to sleep apnea or some other physiologic state associated with increased bp.
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A 27-year-old male asked about a 62-year-old male:
Is it safe to sleep when experiencing high blood pressure?
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Dr. Alan Heldmananswered
Cardiology 34 years experience
High blood pressure: High blood pressure is associated with the development of a number of cardiovascular and kidney diseases, including stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney failure. However these risks are mostly significant over many years, not a few hours. Blood pressure will normally be higher when you are active, nervous, or in pain, and will normally be lower when resting or sleeping.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
What can lead to, or is associated with High blood pressure?
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
The following cause or are associated with High blood pressure:: Acromegaly, Acute intermittent porphyria, Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Alport syndrome, Amphetamine abuse, Amphetamine overdose, Berger's disease, Chronic pyelonephritis, Cocaine abuse, Cocaine overdose, Cryoglobulinemia, Cushing syndrome, Essential hypertension, Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, Glomerulonephritis, Hellp syndrome, Lead poisoning, Membranous nephropathy, Metabolic syndrome, Molar pregnancy, Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, Obesity in adults, Obesity in children, Opioid abuse, Pheochromocytoma, Polycystic kidney disease, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Primary aldosteronism, Takayasu arteritis, Wilms tumor, Obesity, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Von Recklinghausen's disease, Acute kidney failure, Alcoholism, Diabetic kidney disease, Delirium tremens, Non ST elevation myocardial infarction, Atrioventricular block, Gestational hypertension, Hypertensive emergency, Kidney failure, Preeclampsia, Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, Williams syndrome, Porphyria.
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A member asked about a 45-year-old male:
What will high blood pressure do if left untreated?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Kill you: It's slow but steady. The small arteries are progressively damaged. Your kidneys will malfunction. Your brain will fail from lack of good microcirculation & the dementia is likely to be mistaken for alzheimer's. You'll eventually have the muscle in your heart fail, and your last few months will feel like you're running a marathon just to walk to the bathroom.
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