What should you do if your blood pressure spikes? How to orient yourself correctly and not to harm yourself? Cardiologist Anna Korenevich shared her advice about it. According to the specialist, the main thing to do when a person's blood pressure spikes is to calm down. Many people think that such changes are a harbinger of a heart attack or stroke, and because of this they panic. "A lot of people are afraid their blood pressure has spiked to 180/100 and that's it, they're about to have a heart attack or stroke. That's not the case," Korenevich said. According to her, the state of health may depend on a person's reaction to the pressure increase - the calmer the reaction, the better. The specialist advised not to try to sharply reduce the pressure, but to do it slowly. According to her, pressure surges are often the result of psycho-emotional stress, so the best remedy is calmness.