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Can anxiety cause feeling of chest fullness/soreness? whenever i get anxious right side of chest feels stiff/sore but when calm i feel nothing
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Yes: Anxiety can cause many symptoms from chest pain to shortness of breath to hyperventilation. Seek the help of a counselor or psychiatrist with experience with anxiety to learn coping mechanisms to relieve your anxiety.
Answered 3/16/2017
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