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.
When you consider common symptoms of anxiety, such as a pounding heart, sweating, and dizziness or lightheadedness, it seems obvious that anxiety can cause high blood pressure. And indeed, periods of high anxiety do cause temporary spikes in blood pressure that can be quite dramatic. You may think that people with chronic anxiety have a constant increase in blood pressure, but they seem to adapt in a way to their bodyâs constant increase in stress hormones.