response: Well, overstimulation from heartache may cause nausea or pain or muscle tightness in your chest but I don't know about depression.
original_response: Well the neurological process involved in the perception of heartache is not known. But in some cases people have experienced it.
history: My ex girlfriend broke my heart. What are some ways to deal with heartbreak? I'm unable to solve that but you may be curious to know that it has 3000 years of history. What are some symptoms of heartbreak? Well its mostly a heavy feeling but in some rare cases it can cause physical damage to the heart. Wow. So heartbreak can lead to serious medical complications? I don't know if it is serious or not but the pain is believed to be related to survival instinct. How long does it usually take to get over a broken heart? That's a mystery to me but a broken heart is an universal concept. Does heartbreak usually lead to depression?
knowledge: The neurological process involved in the perception of heartache is not known, but is thought to involve the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain, which during stress may overstimulate the vagus nerve causing pain, nausea or muscle tightness in the chest.