Anyone ever feel like there chest is tight
and its hard to breath. Especially aty
night . I always think its a heart attack
or lung cancer, anyone ever get this???
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kim12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Location: sf, ca
Hard to Breathe? Posted: 04-08-05 16:39pm
Hi. I have experienced that..Not only at
night..But during the day also. Are you
thinking of anything when this happens or
are you completely relaxed? When I felt
like that I also thought it was my heart
or lungs. I cancelled out heart because
I also had chest pains and my doc. Did an
ekg, (heart monitor) and checked my
cholesterol levels which were very good.
As far as lungs, I do get a lil scared
when I think it could be my lungs but then
again I am a nonsmoker, not even a second
hander. What is weird is that I would
feel tightness...Alot of tightness when I
would breath during excercising. One day
I stretched the heck out of my back and
arms while it was hurting and when I
relaxed the pain that I had was gone! I
ahveno idea why...
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anxietyfreak
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Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 97 Location: N/A
Posted: 07-05-05 23:40pm
I always feel like I cant breathe,
sometimes I get so scared that I start to
freak out and have a panic attack. Mostly
when this happens I feel like my heart is
racing 50 miles an hour.
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lynn74
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 71 Location: sydney australia
Posted: 07-06-05 18:48pm
Anxiety can cause breathing problems in
some cases it stops the chest muscles from
expanding properly, ask doc to check your
chest expansion also to check for asthma
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Hypochondriac1028
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Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 312 Location: Ohio
Posted: 07-06-05 19:12pm
That makes sense. That's exactly what it
feels like, my chest muscles wont expand
when I breath
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Rebecca81
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Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Middlesex
Breathing! Posted: 06-29-07 09:01am
It was interesting to read this thread as
i too cant really breath properly!!
Iv suffered from anxiety for a while and
been to see a counsellor and on a low dose
of citalopram and to be honest im nearly
there!! Im a hell of a lot better and
coping well, HOWEVER! I have days of not
being able to breath properly, its feel
sweird in my nose as if im holding my
breath, i cant concentrate and it
increasingly becomes laboured and weird
when i breath. This feeling doesnt seem to
pass and it lasts hours, days! I am very
over aware of this now and i cant
concentrate on anything else in my life!
what is this and will it go away!??
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metalcrystal
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Re: Breathing! Posted: 06-29-07 15:55pm
breathing issues, or feeling like you
can't, are a HUGE anxiety symptom. That's
why breathing techniques don't work for
me, I don't like anything that makes me
conscious of my breathing! All of this is
classic. That's why they tell people to
breathe into a paper bag when they are
panicking, to make you breathe regularly.
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Rebecca81
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Middlesex
Breathing! Posted: 06-30-07 10:05am
The thing is, i dont really feel panicky
or anxious when it happens. Its just
there, annoying me while i struggling to
breath. It just feels laboured and shallow
and im very very aware of it constantly. I
never panick about it but it does get me
down as it takes a while to pass.
Is this still anxiety?? or maybe something
pysical??? Or is this just yet another
trypical anxiety symptom??
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Tomi
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Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 5
I Feel the Same Way Posted: 07-09-07 17:51pm
I also have that shallow breathing feeling
sometimes. Im also very aware of it and it
isnt when im having a panic attack. Mine
is usually at night... I'm a total
hypochondriac and i've had some other
health problems lately.. I had an MRI
today so i'll let you know if there is
anything wrong with my lungs
