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Is It Dangerous To Feel Breathless?

for the past year i've been feeling breathless, feeling like i can't get enough air into my lungs, i can just be sat doing nothing and still have the same symptons, been to my gp about this three times and puts it down to stress it seems to be the answer to everything! i'm a young 48 and work full time, my regular meds are zapain and ibruprofin for a bad back which i've been on for approx 3years. I don't know what to do. lesley
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM....

Noted you feel like not getting enough air in your lung....
First just consult pulmonologist and your respiratory examination done...
If need to rule out asthma or COPD like causes pulmonary function test done by spirometry....
If it comes abnormal then further investigation can be done....

Here you might have stress related dyspnea as suspected by doctor...
By excess stress panic attack can lead air hunger...
So try to avoid stress...
Early morning yoga and exercise good for stress relief....

If needed you can consult pshychiatrist for further behavioural therapy and counselling....
No need for worry..

Take care....

DR.PARTH
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Is It Dangerous To Feel Breathless?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM.... Noted you feel like not getting enough air in your lung.... First just consult pulmonologist and your respiratory examination done... If need to rule out asthma or COPD like causes pulmonary function test done by spirometry.... If it comes abnormal then further investigation can be done.... Here you might have stress related dyspnea as suspected by doctor... By excess stress panic attack can lead air hunger... So try to avoid stress... Early morning yoga and exercise good for stress relief.... If needed you can consult pshychiatrist for further behavioural therapy and counselling.... No need for worry.. Take care.... DR.PARTH