i can't take a deep breaths.. - Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD Message Board

amanderz14 · 04-02-2003, 05:12 PM

hi.. i'm a 15 year old girl and on monday in the middle of one of my classes i started having trouble breathing.. its like.. i can't get a deep breath.. i'm really woried.. its now wednesday and its not really getting better.. i think it has gotten worse.. and today in my math class my heart started beating really fast. i'm really scared and i want to know whats wrong with me.. i'm going to the doctor tommorow but i'm scared that they won't find anything and tell me just to deal with it. .and i don't think i can do that.. well if i could get some help that would be great.. thanx
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amanda

wrin · 04-02-2003, 09:01 PM

They can send you for lung testing, and send you for oxygen testing, and send you for blood tests to see if there's something wrong that's simple.

I doubt they'll be as worried about heart problems with you, though.

If they can't find any kind of physiological cause, it might be anxiety. Panic attacks can bring on a feeling of not being able to breathe, and can come on rather suddenly.

amanderz14 · 04-03-2003, 02:55 PM

hi.. well i went to the doctor today. .and the raeson why i can't breahe is because i have lots of stress and i slouch so my muscles are really tense and push up against my lungs and it makes it hard to breathe.. i'm glad that i know what it is.. but they said it make take 4 weeks for it to go away

blah.. i guess i'll deal with it..

thanx for the help
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