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Can diagnosed generalized social anxiety ever be related to a diagnosis of high blood pressure?
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Anxiety/HTN: The two can coexist.
Answered 8/25/2013
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GAD: Anxiety especially untreated can aggravate blood pressure. Some medications used to treat anxiety such as Effexor (venlafaxine) and Cymbalta can increase blood pressure.
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