Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety can be caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors, such as experiencing traumatic events or having blood relatives who have had depression. But what could be surprising to most is that depression and anxiety can also be symptoms of low blood pressure.
In the Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study published in 2007, researchers found that low blood pressure is associated with anxiety and depression in the general population. The associations between hypotension and depression/anxiety observed by researchers were independent of sex or age groups. They can’t be explained by the presence of cardiovascular disease or the use of drugs for hypertension.
The study concluded that more research is needed to determine the mechanism to explain the link between depression/anxiety and low blood pressure. But for those diagnosed with hypotension, feeling the blues and being anxious for no apparent reason could indicate that their BP has dropped.
