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Help pls.. last night i thought i ws having heart attack. my body was numb with tingling. hands were closing due to numbness (i have hist of anxiety)?

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Hyperventilation : Due to anxiety will cause all of these symptoms . The biochemical.changes from hyperventilation cause numbness and can lead to muscle spasm s causing hand closing .

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Answered 10/16/2016

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