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A member asked:
How can i tell the difference between true breathlessness caused by illness and breathlessness caused by panic attacks?
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There is no good: way to differentiate between the two other than to rule out all organic causes of breathlessness through medical examination and testing. If every test is normal than by exclusion it is most likely psychological (Panic).
Answered 11/18/2016
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