 [ Symptoms ] i am full time college student want to lose some weight been having anxiety attacks is it still okay to exercise  when i told my parents about it my mom asked me if i am getting enough air through my ribs i did not know   the best discriptions to descripe what i was feeling is that it felt like my ribs are crushing in me   i am way over weight and want to have a better lifestyle and start exercising  i am wondering if it would be okay to exercise consider my past with anxiety attacks   my record of anxiety attacks counts as 4 or 5 from august to december [ Disease ] these combination of symptoms are generally due to thyroid hormone imbalance or liver disorder if all your blood test are normal as you have mentioned here we advise you to get a repeat test done for thyroid and liver functions with some good laboratory meanwhile you can start with some good multivitamin after consulting your doctor