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Suggest Remedies For Anxiety And Chest Discomfort
i went to the doctors today for anxiety issues and chest discomfort. they did an ekg just to be safe and to my surprise it came back abnormal. i had recent had an ekg about a month ago but they told me that was normal so now im scared. they are setting me up for a stress test
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello
If the EKG was abnormal, i think you should go for stress test.
Its important to rule out cardiac cause for anxiety.
However drugs like klonopin or ativan (prescription drugs) can still help in either case.
Thanks.
If the EKG was abnormal, i think you should go for stress test.
Its important to rule out cardiac cause for anxiety.
However drugs like klonopin or ativan (prescription drugs) can still help in either case.
Thanks.