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Physical And Mental Symptoms Due To Stress Like Swelling In Feet, Shortness Of Breath,weight Gain
I am a 28 year old female that works for a start up location and have 6 distinct job descriptions, 70 direct reports and I am currently working on my doctorate. I am experiencing phsycial and mental symptoms due to the immense levels of stress. (feet swelling, shortness of breath, short tempered, forgetting where I am, forgetting names, tired, gained 30 pounds, feeling isolated, angry, etc). Is this something that I should see a general practitioner about, a ob-gyn, or psychologist?
Fri, 4 Oct 2013
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On the basis of symptoms you have mentioned specially symptoms like shortness of breath, feet swelling, weight gain etc, you should first consult a general practitioner or ideally a physician first to rule out the possible medical cause for these symptoms. This doctor can order routine blood related investigation to rule out medical cause of these symptoms and then can refer you to a psychiatrist or psychologist accordingly.
Kind regards
Vikas
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
On the basis of symptoms you have mentioned specially symptoms like shortness of breath, feet swelling, weight gain etc, you should first consult a general practitioner or ideally a physician first to rule out the possible medical cause for these symptoms. This doctor can order routine blood related investigation to rule out medical cause of these symptoms and then can refer you to a psychiatrist or psychologist accordingly.
Kind regards
Vikas
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