jo-jo
05-08-04, 20:43
Hiya folks
Sorry its me again with anxiety symptom no. one million and eleven.... [:I]
Although I haven't had a panic attack in absolutely ages [Yeah!] I've been getting a bit worried the last couple of days regarding my heart. I'm an asthmatic and just lately I've been feeling a bit breathless so I went to my GP thinking my asthma was a bit bad. He got me to do a peak flow test and said that it was absolutely fine and that maybe my anxiety and breathlessness were linked and asked me what I did to try and relax. This could be true because when I was in hospital in Janaury for asthma I was also given diazepam as the consultant thought my anxiety was exacerbating my breathing problems (I also had an ECG and chest x-ray at the time and no one said anything about my heart then). I also saw the nurse for an asthma check yesterday and she also said my breating was fine but I'm still feeling breathless from time to time. Now I'm worried I'm having heart failure having heard that breathlessness is a symptom! It comes and goes and isn't necessarily any worse with exercise (and I was totally free of it when I was on my hols). I do have two dogs which might irritate my lungs but then I've always had dogs.
Has anyone else experienced the breathless symptoms?? Would be very grateful to hear if you have. Sorry for rambling on but I've got this idea stuck in my head now and am becoming rather paranoid!
Lots of love Jo xxx
Sorry its me again with anxiety symptom no. one million and eleven.... [:I]
Although I haven't had a panic attack in absolutely ages [Yeah!] I've been getting a bit worried the last couple of days regarding my heart. I'm an asthmatic and just lately I've been feeling a bit breathless so I went to my GP thinking my asthma was a bit bad. He got me to do a peak flow test and said that it was absolutely fine and that maybe my anxiety and breathlessness were linked and asked me what I did to try and relax. This could be true because when I was in hospital in Janaury for asthma I was also given diazepam as the consultant thought my anxiety was exacerbating my breathing problems (I also had an ECG and chest x-ray at the time and no one said anything about my heart then). I also saw the nurse for an asthma check yesterday and she also said my breating was fine but I'm still feeling breathless from time to time. Now I'm worried I'm having heart failure having heard that breathlessness is a symptom! It comes and goes and isn't necessarily any worse with exercise (and I was totally free of it when I was on my hols). I do have two dogs which might irritate my lungs but then I've always had dogs.
Has anyone else experienced the breathless symptoms?? Would be very grateful to hear if you have. Sorry for rambling on but I've got this idea stuck in my head now and am becoming rather paranoid!
Lots of love Jo xxx