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How much can stress raise blood pressure? even if it's temporary? if you had a perfect 120/80 what could it reach with high stress?

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Unpredictable: It generally is unpredictable, I have seen all sorts of rises from a few millimeters to several tens of millimeters, if you have the possibility of it, check it once or twice while under stress; this works differently for different people obviously.

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Answered 6/21/2015

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