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Can anxiety make u have symptoms of a disease?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety: Anxiety symptoms can mimic many illnesses, such as heart or lung or intestines/stomach or neurological, as well as can intensify symptoms of underlying illnesses such as gastrointestinal or neurological. Thorough workup can clarify the illness.

Answered 5/6/2016

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: Yes, anxiety can express as symptoms in nearly any organ system -- especially neurological, gi, pulmonary, and cardiac. Many people with panic attacks, for instance, fear they're having a heart attack and go to emergency rooms because of this.

Answered 5/6/2016

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