Would having high blood pressure play any factor into a polygraph exam results? And if so, if one was on prescribed meds for the high blood pressure, would that interfere as well? Has anyone else taken a poly while having high blood pressure? Any info would be helpfull, got a poly next week!!
As polygraph critic Dr. Alan P. Zelicoff, M.D. has noted (http://antipolygraph.org/articles/article-020.shtml), "there are no guidelines, textbook chapters, or review articles in any medical, psychology or psychiatry journal that describe medical contra-indications to the polygraph."
For detailed information on the simplistic methodology behind polygraphy, and for tips on reducing the risk of a false positive outcome, see chapters 3 and 4 of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector (http://antipolygraph.org/lie-behind-the-lie-detector.pdf).