Suggest Treatment For Panic Attacks And High Blood Pressure

Posted on Tue, 3 Mar 2015

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Question : I suffer from panic attacks. Could a very high blood pressure for thirty minutes or so with a normal pulse rate cause you to have a stroke right then and there? I'm worried about blood pressure being in the range of what I had for a few minutes during an attack the other night, 154/107, causing a stroke sometime in the future. Normal readings for me are 120/80 if not below. Basically, could I have a stroke during a panic attack while my blood pressure is elevated from the attack? 31yr old female.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No chance to get stroke with elevated blood pressu

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I understand your worries regarding association of increased blood pressure (bp) with stroke.

In your case, there is no chance to get stroke during an increased bp up to 154/107.

It is perfectly normal to get elevated bp levels when being in panic. You can't have stroke during the panic attack while having elevated bp from the attack.

All the best!
Dr.Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar