<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I believe its stress or anxiety, but just wanted to be sure. Ive been married for 13 years and Im a stay at home homeschooling mother of 3 7, 3 and 1 year old in my mid thirties. For the last couple of weeks on and off, Ive been feeling a real heaviness in my chest as if something were sitting on it and a swelling in my throat with some harder breathing. Yesterday my arms went numb for a while. Today my chest has felt the heaviest and I have not been able to get it to settle and my left arm is numb. I have some stresses that have been going on in my life who doesnt but nothing huge. Im overall healthy and not a drinker or a smokeror drugs and not over weight. 5 foot 119 lbs. Is it ok to wait and just let this pass or should I just get checked out. Thank you!  <response>: Hello dear, welcome to Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query thoroughly. There are different possibilities for this condition as - low hemoglobin levels - deficiency of vitamins, minerals, trace elements - stress - anxiety - over exertion - inadequate rest - cardiac issues - others . Needs primary work up with physician for x-ray chest, EKG and basic laboratory tests . Hope this will help you. Wishing you fine recovery. Regards. 