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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?

Posted on Tue, 23 May 2017

Question: i have been experiencing shortness of breathe ive been to my local physician and to the emergency room three times and they cant find anything it bothering me and making me depressed never had it in the past

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
When do you experience this and how often?

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Am so sorry to hear about this shortness of breath. I will like that you describe to us more about this shortness of breath like when it often happens and how often this occurs. This way, I can process the information, determine the likely cause and propose possible solutions to you. Also, do you have any others symptoms such as racing and pounding heart beats, restlessness and excessive sweating?

I hope to hear from you so as to move the discussion further.

Waiting!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (10 minutes later)

happens every few seconds where i cant catch my breathe and then ill be able to catch it breathe right and then few seconds later it will happen again

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Sound slike anxiety!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

This sounds like anxiety. I will suggest that you go ahead and try diazepam or clonazepam for relief. Because this requires a script, you will certainly need to talk to your treating physician for this.

I wish you well.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar