question: Hi, my name is Michael. In the last few weeks, I've been having frequent pains and difficulty sleeping. The pains are persistent but mild for the most part, but sometimes it intensifies in my chest and arms. It feels as if they are tightening, especially on the left side. And furthermore, I'm beginning to feel the left side of my face and forehead tighten intermittently for several seconds, a dull pain around my left eye, and the feeling that my veins are bulging behind my let ear and upper-left forehead. My family usually dismisses these either as symptoms of anxiety attacks or gas buildup within my body, but I'm worried because most of it occurs on my left side, and it almost feels like I'm about to have a stroke or heart attack. I can't tell what it is, but it doesn't feel like my regular anxiety attacks. I need advice.