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Do Shortness Of Breath And Chest Pain Indicate Anxiety?

I have been having shortness of breath, and chest pains. I have these like breathing spasms it seems like. I feel as though I can t get in enough air. I have been to the ER near me twice and I have been to the family doctor 3 times plus an ER an hour away. I have hypertrophic nonobstructive cardiomyopathy, I was born with it. I have gotten X-rays and I ve been hooked to machines, I have had an EKG and an Echo but everything was fine, except the EKG was slightly abnormal (could be due to the heart condition) I have also been to see my cardiologist. When I was in the ER they did a breathing test, which didn t help and before the test, I zoned out and my heart rate dropped to 49 and my oxygen went from 95 down to 73 in mere seconds I went back to the family doctor and he said it s anxiety. I have anxiety, yes, but this is NOT anxiety. The feelings are different.
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If all the concern tests are normal or unremarkable as long as the symptoms of chest pain and breathing difficulty are there then certain conditions are there and that could be the possible reasons for the symptoms you have apart from the anxiety, first is low haemoglobin and second which is pretty common the hyperacidity.

These two conditions can be treated, get done the haemoglobin test and for hyperacidity, Tab Omeprazole can be tried on a tentative basis, let us hope for the good.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Do Shortness Of Breath And Chest Pain Indicate Anxiety?

Hi, If all the concern tests are normal or unremarkable as long as the symptoms of chest pain and breathing difficulty are there then certain conditions are there and that could be the possible reasons for the symptoms you have apart from the anxiety, first is low haemoglobin and second which is pretty common the hyperacidity. These two conditions can be treated, get done the haemoglobin test and for hyperacidity, Tab Omeprazole can be tried on a tentative basis, let us hope for the good. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.