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Q: High blood pressure and headaches
asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 25th, 2007
what are the signs and do headaches come with this? I have high blood pressure and take medication for this.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on January 31st, 2007
Anxiety & Stress Answer A2234
Headaches can be due to both anxiety and high blood pressure. Medications for high blood pressure can cause headaches if they decrease the blood pressure too much, causing hypotension.


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