Does this sound like Asthma or Anxiety...?Ive had the for 3 years and been to 3 doctors. They listened to my heart and lungs and didnt hear anything unusual. So i keep having shortness of breath with anxiety. It always come on with anxiety then when they anxiety mostly goes away the shortness of breath subsides but then one tiny anxious thing will make it come back. Then when the anxiety is COMPLETELY gone is when the shortness of breath goes away. I don't have any wheezing and excersise doesnt have an effect. My chest doesn't feel tight. I dont wake up at night with shortness of breath. ANd these shortness of breath "attacks" can last anywhere from several hours to several months. Im 15. And I do constantly worry about things. Like if my mom is a few minutes late i will think she died in a car crash. Ive also experienced a similar pattern when my stomach hurt last year. It hurt for 3 days... went away for 2 days (weekend) then hurt for a week then went away (weekend) then hurt for 2 weeks then went away. So does this sound like asthma or anxiety??
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Kate
Definitely anxiety. If you aren't experiencing any chest tightness, wheezing, or coughing, then you aren't having asthma. Of course if you did have asthma then stressful situations (like an anxiety attack) could provoke it, but you don't sound like you're having asthma symptoms, you sound like you're having shortness of breath associated with your anxiety symptoms. You even describe them as being extremely closely associated - when one comes, so does the other, and when one goes the other does too. That is not typical of asthma, but is very typical of anxiety-related shortness of breath.
In the future when you feel this shortness of breath coming on, try to relax yourself by taking in a long, deep breath through your nose for three seconds, hold it briefly, then let it go for three seconds. Count the time as you breathe in and out and keep reminding yourself that yes, you CAN breathe, and you ARE getting air into your lungs. There is nothing obstructing the air from your lungs so you are not in any physical danger. Eventually you will learn to stop fearing that shortness of breath feeling and it will go away.
Good luck!
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