Arthur Blank, a co-founder of Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. His familyâs foundation has donated $20 million for community improvements near the Falconsâ new stadium. Credit Kevin D. Liles for The New York Times.
A diagnosis of unstable blood pressure can be caused by a multitude of factors, illnesses and disease processes. Unstable blood pressure can provoke a variety of symptoms, including but not limited to dizziness, shortness of breath, instability, fainting and erratic heart rhythms.
Anxiety causes high blood pressure by increasing heart rate and constricting the blood vessels. Anxiety does not change a person's body or permanently cause high blood pressure. Rather, it simply causes a spike in blood pressure that may last until the anxiety dissipates. Those with high anxiety may experience high blood pressure often as a result of their constant anxiety, but any time they're anxiety free their blood pressure should return to their normal baseline.