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A member asked:

I feel tightness in my chest along with breathing difficulties. dull chest pain and anxiety problems. i am 20 years old.

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Asthma: You should be checked for asthma. If you have no hx and it's not present when you're examined, a provocative test called a "methacholine challenge" can be useful. Sometimes, anxiety alone will account for your symptoms, but asthma should be excluded first as anxiety as a cause is a diagnosis of exclusion.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 6/9/2017

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