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How would anxiety cause you to be lightheaded a weird type all day for 6 yrs sometimes swaying off balance feeling more symptoms to ? scared about it

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Dr. Timothy Beck answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Concerning: I would get an examination from a primary care physician to discern whether or not this is something to be worried about. Most likely okay but your symptoms appear to be prolonged and severe.

Answered 6/2/2015

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