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What Causes Extreme Pressure In Chest?

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Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2014
Question: hi i was diagnosed with pneumonia i was given antibiotics and some cough medicine with codine to help my cough/ ease it i got my bottle of cough medicine last night around 930 pm and it is now 534 am i havent gotten any sleep and im halfway through the cough medicine and it hasnt helped or eased my cough at all and it still feels like my lungs are gonna explode and it feels like there is a big weight on my chest also that pins and needles are going through my lungs nothing is helping and i cant sleep with this pain and cough what should i do?
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Answered by Dr. Guru (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Please visit a ER at the earliest. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! I am sorry to hear about your problem. I have gone through your query. Pneumonia along with history of Asthma and symptoms you mentioned like - 'feels like my lungs are gonna explode and it feels like there is a big weight on my chest also that pins and needles are going through my lungs' sounds serious and I advise that there is nothing much we can do as home treatment for this. I feel that the symptoms described by you needs an emergency evaluation and treatment. Please visit a ER at the earliest.
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What Causes Extreme Pressure In Chest?

Brief Answer: Please visit a ER at the earliest. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! I am sorry to hear about your problem. I have gone through your query. Pneumonia along with history of Asthma and symptoms you mentioned like - 'feels like my lungs are gonna explode and it feels like there is a big weight on my chest also that pins and needles are going through my lungs' sounds serious and I advise that there is nothing much we can do as home treatment for this. I feel that the symptoms described by you needs an emergency evaluation and treatment. Please visit a ER at the earliest.