Can you die from stress?

Can you die from stress?

Charles Triay (General Practicioner) gives expert video advice on: Can you die from stress? and more...

Stress, in itself, is not dangerous. The dangers of stress are when stress is combined with another underlying pathology. If you are perfectly healthy but stressed, you are not going to die from that stress. However, if you are suffering from serious heart disease and you do develop stress, the stress might put an excessive amount of strain on the heart and therefore you may develop heart problems which may be potentially fatal. The problem with stress is that whenever we are stressed or anxious, we release adrenaline into the blood stream. Adrenaline stimulates the heart, pushes up your blood pressure and does a number of things which, when associated with other illness, can be potentially serious. Otherwise, stress is not dangerous.