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Can stress cause aches and pains? every couple months my legs feel achy and sore & it seems to coincide with the same time i'm feeling overly stressed
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Stress: If the stress is intense enough to cause significant muscle tension, it can lead to achey limbs similar to muscle contraction headaches. Frequent muscle cramping,however, is seen in deficiencies of magnesium,calcium and,at times, sodium and potassium.
Answered 9/13/2015
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