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Hi ! please let me know whats difference between heart shortness breath and anxiety shortness breath how to know?
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Different symptoms: Anxiety shortness of breath symptoms: -faster breathing -chest tightness -feeling of suffocation and like you have a lump in your throat -muscle tension Heart shortness breath is accompanied by: -Swelling in your feet -Trouble breathing when you lie flat -High fever, chills, and cough -Lips or fingertips turning blue -Wheezing -Stridor -Breathlessness that doesn't go away after rest
Answered 8/25/2019
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