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Can Stress Cause Shortness Of Breath?

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Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2016
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I have been making great strides in my recovery and am starting to breathe much better. The focus on everything to be stress and anxiety caused has helped tremendously. I am wondering if you can reach a certain point where another obstacle has to be the cause also. Lately,, I have run into upper chest tightness and a level of breathing somewhere in between panting from exertion to shortness of breath. I wonder if my anxiety level of matters that I am working on ridding might be slowing or pushing it back up a bit.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Are you having any stressful incidence during this period.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
It's great to hear positive feedback from you. I am really happy for you. It's always encouraging for doctors to hear improvement from patients.
So this concludes that you are not having any lung pathology and your breathing trouble is just because of stress and anxiety.
Please let me know if your had any stressful incidence during this period.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Can Stress Cause Shortness Of Breath?

Brief Answer: Are you having any stressful incidence during this period. Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. It's great to hear positive feedback from you. I am really happy for you. It's always encouraging for doctors to hear improvement from patients. So this concludes that you are not having any lung pathology and your breathing trouble is just because of stress and anxiety. Please let me know if your had any stressful incidence during this period. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.