A 29-year-old male asked:
can lack of sleep increase b.p?
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Dr. Chris Oh answered
20 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: Restful sleep is important for healthy body. Lack of sleep causes many problems such as high bp. For eg people with sleep apnea wake up frequently at night, get little oxygen to the brain and BP is high during day.
Answered on Jul 7, 2015
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Dr. Sergio Schabelman answered
47 years experience Cardiology
YES: and so do Sleep apnea/ Stress/ anxiety/ coffee/ smoking/ being overweight and sedentary lifestyle as well as a diet high in sodium intake.
Answered on Apr 18, 2019
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Dr. Leonard Spishakoff answered
Specializes in Addiction Medicine
Yes: Lack of sleep affects your pain threshold more important would be, does pain not let you sleep at night and why.?
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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered
35 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Could be: Check with your sleep specialist.
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Dr. Lisa Saponaro answered
17 years experience Clinical Psychology
Impaired functioning: Sleep is one of the most critical functions your body needs and is critical to all other functions. Poor sleep schedules can lead to physical and psyc ... Read More
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