8 symptoms doctors often dismiss as anxiety

Years ago, my aunt went to the hospital with heart palpitations, was told she had anxiety, and was sent home. She died in her sleep of a massive heart attack days later, at age 40.

Unfortunately, my aunt's story isn't unusual: Doctors routinely dismiss real medical symptoms that have nothing to do with mental health as anxiety. I asked experts which symptoms are most likely to be misdiagnosed—and why.

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