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Can anxiety/stress cause a pain in your chest that comes and goes, and spreads to my left arm/back? im not sure the back pain relates to the pain in my chest?
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Yes. Most common cause would be cardiac anxiety. Your body is talking to you take good notes and share with your team.
Answered 8/2/2021
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