I have been having some strange symptoms
for about 5 months now and am at my wits
end. The main thing is shortness of
breath of sorts. I feel as if I need to
take a deep breath all the time but can't
fill my lungs. I then yawn to get a full
breath. Sometimes I hold my yawn open
for ages feeling as if I can't get air in
but when I really concentrate I can
breath. The only time this feeling
leaves me is when I am lying down asleep
and when I wake up in the morning. As
soon as I stand up it starts anywhere from
a minute to an hour later. It feels as
if I need to push my breath down past
tight muscles at the part where my throat
meets my body.
I have had all the tests and they are all
fine. (echocardiogram, lung function
tests, barium swallow, gastroscopy,
thyroid test, larygoscopy, blood tests etc
etc etc). I was started on gerd
medication but it does not seem to have
made a difference *(although the constant
sore lump in my throat is gone after 10
weeks of medication). The only thing
they can find is allergy (dust and grass)
but antihistamines do not solve the
breathing problem.
All the doctors are saying that it is
anxiety but I have none of the other
classic symptoms like heart palpitations
and sleeplessness. If its anxiety I can
accept it and try to fix it but somewhere
in the back of my mind keeps saying its
something else.
Is this a classic anxiety case ?? In
people with anxiety is this common ?
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Bek
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 206 Location: SA
Posted: 08-07-06 21:33pm
Do you have chest pain, tiredness, muscle
aches, nausia, headaches etc?
I don't get the heart palps much, I do get
a missed beat every now and then. Maybe
search anxiety in yahoo and see what
symptoms come up and if you have any of
them - there are so many and they range
from sweating to shaking etc
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klazzarus
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 8
Overcome Your Anxiety Posted: 08-20-06 20:51pm
Everybody at one point experiences anxiety
when faced with a stressful or worrying
situation. Anxiety is the feeling of
fear, apprehension and worry, accompanied
by nausea, palpitations, chest pain, and
breathlessness:
