Breathing Problem Anxiety Related Posted: 03-05-06 09:40am
I am a 48 year old male I workout 5 times
a week mostly cario but started a couple
weeks ago with weights. Over the last
couple weeks I have been having a problem
taking a full breath. I went to the
emergency room and they did a chest xray,
ekg and blood work everything was fine. I
do have very mild mitro valve
reguritation, not medicated, and about 7
years ago I was diagnosed with mild
pulmonary hypertension...After exhausrtive
tests over 2 years they decided it was
just me and that is the way I was built,
no cause except I am a former smoker. I
also notice that whn I sit and take a deep
breath I feel a pop under might right ribs
near the sternum area. I am taking zoloft
and prilosec otc. Also have noticed my
hands sweating alot and sweating around my
head and neck when I sleep at night. I do
have to say that since taking the zoloft,
I have bee more obsessive about my health.
Can yo help me figure this out? One
other note sometimes when I get this
breathing thing it almost feels like my
lungs are burnining.
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drpepper0
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 80
Posted: 03-08-06 22:13pm
Hey roblo1....Zoloft may not be right for
you. I seen to keep coming across stories
about how zoloft seems to be no good.
Tell your doctor about this, he or she
will put you on a different medication.
It's interesting to see you mention mitral
valve syndrome...Today my doctor
discovered that I have a heart
murmur...And because of my tight neck and
chest, [seemingly, a result of anxiety] he
is sending me for an echocardiogram.
The zoloft could be the cause of the
sweating.
