Stress is definitely a factor for me - actually for most people as studies have shown that for most people blood pressure is higher at work. Family stuff and work raises mine. Now I do meditative yoga and have learned techniques that help - even a five minute breathing exercise. Can't always control my bp under stress, but the "mindful meditation" helps.

do people take bpm for stress related high blood pressure or is that just normal and ok as long as your bp isn't high all the time?

i am stressed lately and on a period and that makes me more anxious and i know my bp goes up because i can hear it, if you know what i mean.

Many years ago while waiting the see my doc. A young child learned that he could slam the lid on a wooden toy box. By the time I was called I was a nervous wreck. While the nurse was checking my BP her eyes grew wide and I was asked if I was in a hurry. I told the nurse that I wasn't and she said she would tell the doc to see a couple of other patients to give me time to calm down. She didn't tell me what my reading was but she did, apparently tell the doc. When he came in, he checked it again and smiled. Then he told me that it had come down nicely. Sometime later he took off the medication completely and I didnt take another med for hbp for almost eighteen years.

you know it has alot to do with your stress hormones and ur adlinlin..this can make blood p high or lower depending on factors...the thiroid also plays a roll in it