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A 32-year-old male asked:

Been checking up with the heart and lung doc lung says only asthma. just walking down stairs i get winded bad. inhaler not helping had 6 palpitations in less than a minute today? what could it be? got a full heart work up and its clear.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Sounds like you may: be deconditioned and if you are only using a rescue inhaler - might need to look into something more regular. Please let your pulmonologist know.
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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu
Dr. Jovita Anyanwu commented
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Agree. Furthermore, excessive use of rescue inhalers can cause palpitation
Oct 9, 2017
Dr. Amrita Dosanjh
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Mgt: I would suggest pulmonary function testing with and without bronchodilator, reviewing your asthma triggers and an exercise challenge test. Other considerations include pulmonary embolism. Are you coughing?
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Dr. Julie Abbott
Dr. Julie Abbottanswered
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
I advise continued: evaluation. If it's "only asthma" the inhalers should be having some effect. Maybe steroids/Prednisone will need to be considered. Full work up likely includes CT/MRI, exercise echocardiogram and/or cardiopulmonary exercise testing. While anxiety would not be my first consideration, it has to be considered as another possibility. At your young age, a definite cause should be found/treated.
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