miniholly
03-11-10, 21:58
Hi everyone,
for a couple of days now i've had difficulty breathing, scratchy throat and feeling the need to belch all the time.
i've been stressed with college and a few other situations, i do suffer from severe anxiety and i've been thinking its maybe GERD/acid reflux causing this?
i've actually had this feeling for a few years now from when i was little and doctors have just said its anxiety related, though im sure if it was something serious i'd know by now?
just the last couple of days seems pretty bad, im constantly belching after some things i eat, paticulary pork and bacon and any fizzy drinks.
it can be okay during the day then at certain points it will hit me, its usually at night too.
i have been worrying a lot lately and i've always suffered from extreme anxiety.
im really scared its going to be something serious :(
i find i have to get a big breath to breathe properly, i CAN breathe without but i just feel the need to. i dont have any pains ,just chest ones but i think thats due to me needing to breathe deeply. i feel i need to yawn to get a decent breath and sometimes i cant even finish my yawn!
it seems to be worse when i'm tired too as its fine during the day when i'm full of beans. it does ease a bit too when i'm lying down.
i do have a lot of sugar in my diet and fat, im thinking that won't be helping too much either.
i do have meds from a bit ago from a panic attack i had that opens up my airways, which actually helped for a while but not for long. (about an hour or so)
i feel quite out of breath too, but i think thats because i'm worrying too much about it. it just seems odd its gotten quite bad all of a sudden. the only thing i can think of is a build up of anxiety.
please help im only 16 and im really scared its going to end up to be something like lung cancer or a collapsed lung :(
i can do usual day to day activies, i can still talk too and walk.
and its also not so bad that i think i'd need to go to A&E with it, it is actually bearable as it goes after a while but when it happens its awful.
im just hoping it isn't wishful thinking that i have GERD even though all my symtoms match the ones of GERD :(
i've also found myself shaking aswell, though thats something i usually do when i have a panic attack. it just feels like a constant panic attack i can't get over i just want to cry so much even though i know its probably nothing and me focusing on it won't be helping either.
and i also forgot to mention im on the pill which is causing me to eat more, im thinking this could possibly be a factor too?
please help im going mad here i dont want to die :weep:
for a couple of days now i've had difficulty breathing, scratchy throat and feeling the need to belch all the time.
i've been stressed with college and a few other situations, i do suffer from severe anxiety and i've been thinking its maybe GERD/acid reflux causing this?
i've actually had this feeling for a few years now from when i was little and doctors have just said its anxiety related, though im sure if it was something serious i'd know by now?
just the last couple of days seems pretty bad, im constantly belching after some things i eat, paticulary pork and bacon and any fizzy drinks.
it can be okay during the day then at certain points it will hit me, its usually at night too.
i have been worrying a lot lately and i've always suffered from extreme anxiety.
im really scared its going to be something serious :(
i find i have to get a big breath to breathe properly, i CAN breathe without but i just feel the need to. i dont have any pains ,just chest ones but i think thats due to me needing to breathe deeply. i feel i need to yawn to get a decent breath and sometimes i cant even finish my yawn!
it seems to be worse when i'm tired too as its fine during the day when i'm full of beans. it does ease a bit too when i'm lying down.
i do have a lot of sugar in my diet and fat, im thinking that won't be helping too much either.
i do have meds from a bit ago from a panic attack i had that opens up my airways, which actually helped for a while but not for long. (about an hour or so)
i feel quite out of breath too, but i think thats because i'm worrying too much about it. it just seems odd its gotten quite bad all of a sudden. the only thing i can think of is a build up of anxiety.
please help im only 16 and im really scared its going to end up to be something like lung cancer or a collapsed lung :(
i can do usual day to day activies, i can still talk too and walk.
and its also not so bad that i think i'd need to go to A&E with it, it is actually bearable as it goes after a while but when it happens its awful.
im just hoping it isn't wishful thinking that i have GERD even though all my symtoms match the ones of GERD :(
i've also found myself shaking aswell, though thats something i usually do when i have a panic attack. it just feels like a constant panic attack i can't get over i just want to cry so much even though i know its probably nothing and me focusing on it won't be helping either.
and i also forgot to mention im on the pill which is causing me to eat more, im thinking this could possibly be a factor too?
please help im going mad here i dont want to die :weep: