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Can Anxiety Cause Pain In Chest And Lungs?
can anxiety disorder make your chest and lungs hurt?it feels really tight all the time and when i get a fright or something my heart beats really fast then very slow for about 20 seconds then fast again,I also wake up gasping for breath with a pain in my chest and a strange heartbeat rhythm,I am 28,six foot 3 and weigh 17 stone,but this has been happening for years
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Hello,
Yes, anxiety can indeed cause chest pain, breathing difficulties during an acute attack provided other medical causes has been ruled out.
In my view, you should consult a physician for proper evaluation, get an E.C.G done and if everything is found alright, your doctor can simply prescribe you antianxiety medicines like Clonazepam to be taken on as and when needed basis to control these anxiety attacks.
Kind regards
Vikas
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