acid refulx causing out of breath sensation ? Posted: 01-04-08 22:54pm
im 19, male.
i dont drink, dont smoke, and absolutely
no drugs.
i know i posted this in Stress/Anxiety but
im kinda confused.
Ok so i went to the clinic TWICE. and one
time at the ER.
For about 2-3 weeks before my panic attack
(which was the day after christmas).. when
i drove to work (about 30 min)... i'd get
this sensation that im out of breath.. and
its hard to breath. I didnt panic bad, i
just rolled the window down, drank some
water and felt better.
*note before my panic attack it only
happened while driving.
Christmas came, and i went caroling with
my church, the 1st nite i got home at 4,
but slept in till 2pm. the second night i
got home at 3AM and at 7AM i went to
work... the second night i felt like i was
out of breath a few times.. but rolled the
window and i was better.. but still it
happened quite a few times.
Day after Christmas..
i went to work... was scheduled to work
till 2... but friend couldnt come and told
me to please stay there for a few more
hours till 5.
i said ok.. i went and grabbed lunch at
around 2:30. i had Moe's (burrito and
coke) as soon as i got back to the store..
i started feeling outta breath.. (1st time
feeling like this when im not in the
car).. it got worse i called my mom.. went
out side... drank water... but nothing
helped. so i left from work in my car... i
had to turn around at the 1st red light..
because i was REALLY REALLY aggitated..
and when i parked back at the store.. i
was shaking and i felt like my body was
going numb and etc.
my mom picked me up and since she has some
nursing background she told me im having a
panic attack.. most likely due to the fact
that i didnt sleep alot that night... and
coke might've aggravated the sittuation.
i felt really scared the whole time and
she took me to the clinic.
they took pulse, blood sample, checked my
heart rate and air in.. everythign was
normal. i was getting 97percent of the air
in.
they gave me 2 pills to take Mornign and
Nights (apparently to calm my nerves
down).
the next few days i took off from work
because i didnt feel so well, and after 4
days i went back to the clinic beacause i
wasnt feeling that well and i felt some
pain in my chest. went to the clinic they
did some tests again.. also an EKG and
X-RAY and EKG was normal.. but the doctor
said he saw a leak in my throat.. leak of
air... which might be causing this
sympthoms.
i went to the ER, they did another X-Ray
but nothing showed. the doctor checked my
pulse and etc.. all came as normal. he
pressed on my stomach and it hurt me.. so
he said that i have acid reflux. which
the acid gets up to my lungs and irritates
them causing me to feel outta breath.
its been a week and 3 days since my 1st
visit to the clinic, and its been 5 days
since the visit to the ER. i've been
taking my medications but im still not
feeling much better. today i had to come
back from work because i didnt feel that
well... still shortness of breath and alil
wierd chest pain.
i felt that if i was gonna be there for
longer i would've went in a panic attack.
anyway i dont have medical insurance so my
trips to the doctor cost me alot. i do
want to go again to another doctor to get
another opinion.. but i thought i'd ask
around to see what ppl say about this and
maybe what questions should i have for the
doc.
im normaly a out going guy.. im not
stressed about anything SERIOUS.. we all
have out things that sadden us but im no
near stressed or depresed about
anything... so anyway..
a few days ago i felt fine.. but last
night i felt like i wasnt breathing right
and today i didnt feel well either..
im taking 3 medicine.. 2 for calming down
my nerves and 1 for acid reflux.
Lorazepan
Propanolog
Famoditine
i believe thats how u spell them.
thx in advance to whomever will answer.
God Bless.
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mom123
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Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 19 Location: , The good ol' US of A!!
Posted: 01-09-08 10:40am
Hi there. I am 32 and have acid reflux,
as well. I was diagnosed with it about 4
years ago. I have several other health
problems and have gained weight over the
past few years. In everything that I've
been through and times I've been to the
doctor, I have really started to think
that stress may have been the cause of all
my problems in the first place. I am
finally trying to find a medicane that is
right for me. I had taken omperazole for
three years, but like a lot of other
medicanes, taking them that long is
probably not a good idea. I've tried to
get off the omperazole and take it only
every now and then when I feel like I
really need it. But I've had some hard
times where I thought I was having a heart
attack (severe headaches, left arm pain,
neck pain, etc.) or like I couldn't get a
deep enough breath. And then you get on
the internet and read about heart
conditions and cancers and you really
start to freak out. I honestly think that
stress is my main problem. I am a busy
mother of three and we are a military
family. My husband is in Iraq and this
will be his third deployment. I've always
stressed out more than my friends, but
never this bad. I started to realize this
all started around the same time my
husband went on his first deployment.
Have you had extra stress, lately? Let me
know if the meds you are on seem to help
you a lot. They put me on Effexor XR and
I felt really jittery so I am going to ask
for something else.
God Bless You and I hope you are feeling
better!
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