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Suggest Treatment For Fatigue, Chest And Abdominal Pain
Question: Is it possible the mind can play tricks to lead you to believe youre physically sick?
Brief Answer:
yes, this can occur
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Yes, this is can occur.
This is the reason, for example, that some persons with anxiety/emotional stress may have fatigue , chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, abdominal pain etc. In these individuals there is no physical cause for the pain or any of the symptoms present
In some persons, the brain or thoughts running through the mind may not be the initial cause of the pain but may be aggravating/worsening it or affecting the persons response to the pain/symptoms
This is usually not considered until physical causes of symptoms have been ruled out.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
yes, this can occur
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Yes, this is can occur.
This is the reason, for example, that some persons with anxiety/emotional stress may have fatigue , chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, abdominal pain etc. In these individuals there is no physical cause for the pain or any of the symptoms present
In some persons, the brain or thoughts running through the mind may not be the initial cause of the pain but may be aggravating/worsening it or affecting the persons response to the pain/symptoms
This is usually not considered until physical causes of symptoms have been ruled out.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Even numbness on limbs?
Brief Answer:
it is a possible symptom
Detailed Answer:
HI
sorry about the delayed reply
Numbness can possibly occur but as mentioned, physical causes always have to be ruled out first because considering that any symptom/s are related to the mind only.
For numbness, imaging and blood tests would be needed.
Bloods such as vitamin b12 and folate levels, diabetes screening, thyroid function, liver and kidney function, complete blood count and ESR (checks for inflammation), serum protein electrophoresis.
Please feel free to ask anything else
it is a possible symptom
Detailed Answer:
HI
sorry about the delayed reply
Numbness can possibly occur but as mentioned, physical causes always have to be ruled out first because considering that any symptom/s are related to the mind only.
For numbness, imaging and blood tests would be needed.
Bloods such as vitamin b12 and folate levels, diabetes screening, thyroid function, liver and kidney function, complete blood count and ESR (checks for inflammation), serum protein electrophoresis.
Please feel free to ask anything else
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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