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Shortness of breath, made worse by emotional stress
Shortness of breath, made worse by emotional stress
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 29-year old female asked:
After using my muscles or emotional stress i experience twitching, aching, brain fog, internal buzzing and sometimes shortness of breath, at rest only?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing sore throat, feeling anxious (worsened by: emotional stress) , chest pain or discomfort (worsened by: taking deep breaths, press...
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing chest tightness (worsened by: psychological stress, worse at night) and shortness of breath (time frame: gradually) (worsened by: psychological stress, lying down, exercise or physical activity) (severity: moderate) (better by: rest, s
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A 42-year old female asked:
I am experiencing moderate shortness of breath of gradual onset, that gets worse with psychological stress, exercise or physical activity, that is unaffected by lying down, and that gets better with rest, and that is unaffected by sitting upright, heart p
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A 24-year old male asked:
Shortness of breath, but heart is clear, as was lung CT and pulmonary stress test. Pinching in lungs. SOB getting worse, what could it be?
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A 31-year old male asked:
31 m heavy breathing / shortness breath feels full at rest. Gets worse daily. Breathing patterns becoming different Got echo holter nuclear stress test / bronchoscopy pft and chest Ct scan normal. Pft showed positive mehtanine airway D? Cancer?heart
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing panic attack, moderate shortness of breath of sudden onset, that gets worse with psychological stress, exercise or physical activity, that is unaffected by lying down, and that gets better with rest, and that is unaffected by sitting upright, breast pain, stomach upset, emotional problems, feeling anxious, feeling depressed, trouble sleeping, and hopelessness.
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A 23-year old female asked:
When shortness of breath occurs due to psycological reasons.should the person be in the stress situation or it could happen at any time?
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A 20-year old female asked:
For the past couple years Ive felt really stressed and this past December I started having shortness of breath. Ive been breathing shallowly most of the time, but the past few days Ive been more relaxed, but can I be too relaxed?
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A 32-year old asked:
If you're getting shortness of breath from stress and anxiety what can be done to treat it?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How can i tell the difference between shortness of breath that is related to stress and/or anxiety versus shortness of breath caused by COVID 19?
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A female asked:
I used to smoke Black and Milds daily, 5+ a week and started to have shortness of breath. normally have anxiety & stress levels way up. what do I do?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have shortness of breath when i sing I am yawning a ton throughout the day I have thick white creamy odorless discharge I am more emotional I have b?
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A 33-year old asked:
Hi docs, would nitrous oxide help my stress/shortness of breath at the dentist?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I feel stressed often and its affecting me physically because I feel like Im not breathing deeply and feel like I have shortness of breath. I feel like most of my breathing is shallow and not full, is there any danger to this?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What should I do if Ive been having shortness of breath? Im not sure if its stress/anxiety or if its something more serious. Ive noticed that Ive had shortness of breath when its been on my mind, so maybe its just in my head?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is a peak flow meter reading of around 320 normal for a 20 year old 4 11 female? I got a at home peak flow meter because I feel like I have shortness of breath at times, not sure if its stress related. Would exercising 1hr prior affect reading?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I have really bad anxiety. I have malignant htn and ascending aortic ectasia 3.8. I am under extreme stress. Is chest pain and shortness of breath a s?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Im 23. Shortness of breath during Any activity, cold sweats as well. Pitting Edema in my legs. Ive had multiple echos, stress test, ekgs, blood work done for almost everything and they still cant figure out whats wrong. Its been a year. Help?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I had a stress test(treadmill) done at 9 this morning. It is now 9 at night is it normal to still have shortness of breath?
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A 41-year old asked:
39 yr old male friend in a new high stress job working 100 hrs/week. 2 episodes of chest pains this week and shortness of breath lasting 15-20 mins. ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How would I know if I had fluid in my lungs? Often I hold on a cough and I feel like I have shortness of breath, and like I need to breath deeper to get stuff out of me. Im also stressed, but what could this be?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What can cause sudden shortness of breath accompanied by a dull ache in the middle/little to the left of the chest that lasted for ~20 minutes? Not stressed at the time it started & don't have any health conditions. Has happened multiple times before?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What adrenal issues cause shortness of breath, severe stress intolerance, weak immunity, exercise intolerance? Gp wants me 2 c specialist for adrenals.
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A 44-year old female asked:
I had a stress test because I've been having shortness of breath and chest tightness. I'm a45 year old female. my Dr said the test was normal but I'm questioning the chronotropic index. it was .72 and I was wondering if that's normal?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Feels like my heart is skipping a beat. I notice it after coffee, sitting in a very slouched position or under stress. No pain, no shortness of breath, no issues at all. Sometimes I have it once a day or once every 6 months. Is this due to stress?
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A 20-year old asked:
Everytime I stress iget shortness of breath and start to shiver and increased heart beats ?
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A member asked:
After cytoxen have shortness of breath. Stress test showed areas of the heart with blood flow problems. Angiogram no blockages. Retaining fluid. Help?
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A 19-year old male asked:
When stressed,my chest feels a little heavy and while walking it pains a little along with heavines,no shortness of breath.Pain goes away after I stop walking.Can it be panic attack or is anything serious?Ithappens only on days when there is tension?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Should I do the nuclear stress test and echo or just go straight to heart cath? Shortness of breath with exertion not so much with cardio activity. Y?
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