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I felt oddly short of breath for a week or two recently, and it was persistent. It wasn't just a "I felt a little short of breath and it disappeared" thing, it was practically 24/7 for that week or two. Then I felt severely overwhelmed one evening while out with the family, had a moderate panic attack, and a few smaller attacks after that. And my breathing seems to have magically fixed itself. Could just be anxiety manifesting - which is common.
As for the stress test, I have always felt like I get out of breath easily. I can walk half a flight of stairs and feel like my chest is going to explode (bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea). However, I had a stress test in 2016, and when they asked me to get off the treadmill I felt fantastic. Only when I sat down and relaxed did I notice the changes in breathing (caused by the exertion) and questioned if it was normal. Again, not unusual for anxiety.
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Seconding Bin Tenn here. When I'm anxious, it takes next to no exertion to make me breathless. When I'm not, it hardly ever happens.
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Fishmanpa
That, and its been two hours and several panicked posts seeking reassurance in the same pattern you typically exhibit. If it truly was that serious, you would have already been back at the ER. I am curious though... it's been two months since your last thread. What have you done during that time to quell the dragon?
Positive thoughts
I definitely feel worse today for sure I just hate for it to be another wasted trip.. Just really scared as to why I’m getting bad so fast..
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Because you're driving yourself loopy with panic.
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BlueIris
Seconding Bin Tenn here. When I'm anxious, it takes next to no exertion to make me breathless. When I'm not, it hardly ever happens.
Whats really scary just laying here I feel short of breath and smothered feeling. When it’s bad it’s hard getting air out..
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I repeat, this is because you're panicking.
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BlueIris
I repeat, this is because you're panicking.
I’m not even panicking at all though just laying here.. The other day I took a piece of Xanax and it didn’t even help the breathing so does that rule out anxiety?
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Another thing I find odd is alcohol at all makes its way worse which it use to kinda take it away now it’s like it suppresses my breathing even further..
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Hypo27
Another thing I find odd is alcohol at all makes its way worse which it use to kinda take it away now it’s like it suppresses my breathing even further..
Well yeah. Alcohol is no good for anxiety...
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Hypo27
Whats really scary just laying here I feel short of breath and smothered feeling. When it’s bad it’s hard getting air out..
Same thing I went through recently.
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bin tenn
Well yeah. Alcohol is no good for anxiety...
Same thing I went through recently.
If it were anxiety wouldn’t Xanax help the breathing?