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slightly elevated wbc

just wondering if stress can make your white blood count go up.  Mine came back as 12.8 which doc says was slightly elevated.  Only symptoms have been having is headaches?
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Yes... believe it or not, stress CAN increase your WBC.  You can verify this by googling "lab tests online + WBC"
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No. stress can not make your white count high, impossible.
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