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Shortness Of Breath With Little Acivity. History Of Being Diagnosed Producing Too Much Cortisol. On Herbal Medicines. Suggest
I am a 60 yr old female who has shortness of breath just walking out to my car, I was diagnosed about 6 yrs ago with producing too much cortisol, but am taking herbal meds for this, other than my shortness of breath I feel good, do you think it is caused from panic attacks, my bp is always good as is blood sugar, heart rate etc.,, I have this for about 10-15 years but not this bad, it just got worse in the last yr or so and if you tell me I need to go see a doctor, I have no insurance so as you can see I feel like I cannot go with the prices the way they are
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Shortness of breath can be caused by different conditions including(1) heart disease,
(2)infection of the lungs,
(3) pulmonary embolism (clot in the lung- would also cause chest pain),
(4)asthma
(5)COPD
(6)any lesions or masses in the lungs
(7)fluid retention due to kidney disease or liver disease,
(8)anemia
(9)anxiety
Before stating that it is related to anxiety, other conditions have to be ruled out.
It would be difficult to this this without assessment by a medical doctor.
You may want to speak to any relevant agencies to see what medical care you would be able to access.
I hope this helps
Shortness of breath can be caused by different conditions including(1) heart disease,
(2)infection of the lungs,
(3) pulmonary embolism (clot in the lung- would also cause chest pain),
(4)asthma
(5)COPD
(6)any lesions or masses in the lungs
(7)fluid retention due to kidney disease or liver disease,
(8)anemia
(9)anxiety
Before stating that it is related to anxiety, other conditions have to be ruled out.
It would be difficult to this this without assessment by a medical doctor.
You may want to speak to any relevant agencies to see what medical care you would be able to access.
I hope this helps
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