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Trouble Breathing
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Ok so I've been having this problem for quite a while now....I find it really hard to breath, I feel like I'm catching my breath all the time. I also get a lot of pins and needles from time to time because of it and the odd panic attack from it. Now I've quit smoking daily but I smoke when I'm drunk, I'm certain the two are related...anyone know what this is, is it serious? Oh and I'm definately quitting the fags.
I'm also off the drugs if anyone was going to bring that aspect in.
I'm also off the drugs if anyone was going to bring that aspect in.
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You can certainly get pins and needles type sensations from hyperventilating (breathing too fast). Do you have the panic attack as a result of not being able to breathe or is it one and same thing?
Probably best getting an appointment with your GP.
the carbon dioxide will calm you down.
No history of asthma as a child.
Yeh methinks I will visit the GP.
I am quite stressed at the moment but surely that doesn't account for the shortness of breath.
Do you exercise?
Nope, but I've been doing a bit of sport this past few days...it might help.
I was prescribed some anti-biotics in mid-January that caused me to have a variety of symptoms, from vivid nightmares to increased anxiety, to dyspnea.
I think that may be what is going on here. Dyspnea is a very strange thing and effects a wide range of people (much like sleep paralysis). Here are a couple of links:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/morgan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspnea
I hope that helps. I have some ailments I have to figure out for myself.
Cheers guys.
a collapsed lung?
:eek2:
Do you get a pressure type feeling just below your chest?
Well I got the symptoms.
Felix-it's hard to explain but basically when I breath it doesn't feel like I'm taking in a full breath and when I exhale, I automatically feel the need to breath again.
Yeah I say definately go to a GP.
I had a similar thing a few years ago and they found out that it was an allergic reaction.
Whatever you do just don't panic, go get it checked out n you'll be great.
:wave:
Does your chest rise and fall evenly?
Goto your docs.
Most people have also said go to the doctors, the tone of your post kinda feels like you're telling us off.
P.S. I know its hard to tell someones tone in a post so appologies if you weren't.
Nah, I wasnt having a go.....no not at all. Most peeps know me here and I think they would have known that I was genuinely agreeing with them and confirming to turlough to get it checked out.
see tone in posts/texts are so hard to read, my bad.
Aye, I totally agree...at least we sorted it out amicably (spelling ?) tho eh