I dont know the anxiety is messing with me
I dont know if I got asmtha or its the
anxiety.I used to work out a little for 6
months last winter take walk and pump a
bit of weight I stopped several months ago
when I started getting attacks.
Anwyas now I feel like I should have more
breath.I notice ever little detail I go
for a 10 minute walk im not huffing and
puffing but my heart beats a little bit
faster but I feel it shoulnt.Some times
when I talk a lot specialy at bars where I
have to talk louder I see to get outta
breath or lose it ( not huff and puff) but
still .My anxiety says its asthma but my
rational side says my breathing patterns
are probbaly messed up because of the
anxiety and I dont even notice or I do
notice and then get anxious about it who
know...
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Texican
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Location: El Paso, TX
Posted: 03-16-06 18:17pm
I don;t know if this will help, but when
my anxiety was at it's worst I would get
sensations of shortness of breathe, but I
noticed that if I took a deep breathe it
felt fine. I tried breathing normally,
and had no problem. It was just the
feelign of shortness of breathe.
Coincidentally, when I figured this out
the feeling occurred less and less. From
what little I know, anxiety can take on
many forms. It can seem like stomach
issues, heart issues, lung issues, and
even head issues. I experienced them
all. If you really think the lungs are
the problem, get them checked out. I've
heard of people that have "slight" asthma
and don't know it. And they got it
cleared up with minimal medication.
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mitch7654
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 170
Posted: 03-16-06 18:38pm
I dont know,i dont wease I dont cough wich
are classic symptoms...
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Texican
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Location: El Paso, TX
Posted: 03-16-06 18:56pm
Again this is only what little I know..
Lol. You may not have the full blown
symptoms. The slight asthma, will seem
like nothing at all, but in fact may be
present. If it persists, getting it
checked wouldn't hurt.
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Galaxy
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Posted: 03-17-06 05:29am
I don't cough much apart from when I have
a cold and I can't hear any wheezing in my
chest. But the doctor can, with a
stethescope. When I exercise even
moderately I often have to stop for a few
seconds as my chest seems to tighten up
and walking and talking at the same time
often leaves me just a little bit out of
breath. Cold air, stressful situations
(arguing? Shouting?) and smoky
atmospheres make my lungs feel itchy and
again my chest seems to tighten and of
course my heartbeat goes up as I struggle
to get a decent breath.
I have had late-onset asthma (ie diagnosed
as an adult) for 12 years and I would
suggest that if any of these symptoms
sound familiar to you, don't dismiss them
as merely 'anxiety' but get them checked
out as - a factor not often recognised by
the public generally - uncontrolled asthma
can sometimes be fatal. At the very
least, getting your symptoms under control
should help you get back to exercising
again!
