Can propranolol cause breathing problems..not being able to take a deep breath?? had tests done, nothing else wrong & no asthma. 20 mg 2x daily.

Chest wall syndrome: Your ribs and chest are a cage and has to move when you breath. If the front ribs where attached to the sternum or costochondral joints are inflamed, that pain as you breath will hurt and cut your breath short. The will trigger anxiety and dizziness or lightheadedness. muscles. If you push on the in the front of your chest are tender. Use a heating pad, call your doc.