Q. Can anxiety or stress cause increased blood pressure?

Hello doctor,

I am 18 year old, male with a height of 6 feet 2 inches. About six months ago, I visited a local emergency room as I was having a lot of PVCs. I was also experiencing extreme anxiety and it almost felt as if I was having a panic attack all day, every day. I felt fatigued and pain in my left arm which resembled like someone grabbing my arm and squeezing. They performed a variety of tests. I had a chest X-ray and my blood pressure was taken probably 30 times in the 24-hour stay in standing, sitting, and laying positions because my bp was between 160/100 to 150/100. I had 4 ECGs done, and 2 of them showed at least one PVC during the test. The next morning I had an echocardiogram which came back normal. I also had blood tests and a subsequent 24-hour Holter monitor, the day after my stay which I never heard back and so I am assuming it was okay. A month later I had a follow-up with my physician and she said that it was probably all anxiety related. I am also having a constantly visible pulse in my neck. My heart sometimes feels as though it is beating way too hard. I still feel anxious sometimes but even when I do not, I still have PVCs, sometimes very hard ones. I do not think I am having shortness of breath, but I also do not know what that really would feel like. My concern is I have had these tests and yet I am still having these PVCs and they have not done anything to help. I am worried that one day I am going to drop dead from it. I feel as though the doctors dismissed me and so I do not trust what they have told me and I do not know if there is something wrong with me.

Please help.