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Can long term anxiety cause continuing shortness of breath? pulse ox ok, chest xray ok. echo ok, but sob when walking always thinking about my breathi
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Stress test: Sob is a common sympton of anxiety. But just to play it safe, as your doctor about the appropriateness of a cardiac stress test.
Answered 9/28/2016
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