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What Causes Anxiety And Breathing Issues After Taking Xanax?

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Posted on Wed, 3 Aug 2016
Question: By today you must be worrying, The weekend was a minor success. I rested the entire weekend. I slept, napped, rested. I rode the bicycle numerous times for short slow trips each time. I chatted with others online who gave me insight to my anxiety and breathing issues. The chats relaxed me and I felt somewhat better

Until the middle of the night. I woke up early and stressed trying to go back to sleep but couldn't. I have made my self worked back up. Took a Xanax. And am waiting for it to start helping.

I was having negative thoughts over the weekend until a online friend made some comments that seemed to help. The positive thoughts have to stay in my mind to overcome this.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes, I was worried.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes I was worried because you didn't contact me for 2-3 days.
But I am happy now as you are successful in controlling stress and anxiety. I know it's a small success but success is a success, you should celebrate it.
I think you are having work related stress. You were stress free in the weekend as you were not suppose to go to office for work.
But as soon as Monday is here and you have to go to office, stress and anxiety started to build up in your mind which woke up you today.
What do you think? Do you agree on this?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (30 minutes later)
I have known for a long time that work triggers my anxiety.

With the panic brings mediators and negative thoughts. The person I talked to over the weekend has copd but she took a view and opinion that I am plagued by mostly stress she agreed that my life has been filled with stress events. She mention that the mind and body can mimic body issues so to go back and slowly exercise and see if stress reduces itself.

I have continually commented on my chest not expanding any more, this weekend I found that to be not entirely true. It does not expand fully but think I can atrribute that to the inflammation that you speak of ,

To get the inflammation to subside I must greatly reduce the anxiety so that the body can rid the inflammatory producers.

Breathing has returned this morning but I must say that it will go away again if I relax. I think I will go through multiple episodes of this till it is gone.

Do you know what Americans call a gathering known as a fair? The local fair begins today for the next 5 days farmers will show crops and animals. The temperature will be 70-80 Celsius and right now at 6:30 am it's very humid. After work I must go watch wife's kids show there sheep after I will go for a slow bike ride. Must be careful with weather but I must keep reduction program going.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Is it an agricultural fair?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes that online friend is right.
Your body behaves as your mind thinks.
So forget negative thoughts and be positive.
Be careful while driving bike as there is bad atmosphere.
And the fair you are talking about is mostly known as agricultural fair.
Are you planning to go there?
Why you are asking about this fair?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (23 minutes later)
The comment about the fair is just that with the high temp and humidity, I will find it and the bike ride tonight to be challenging to breathe.

So you agree, that to bring SMALL AIRWAYS inflammation down is to use
Flovent
Anti anxiety medication
Exercise
Reduce stress and inflammation will subside

This will make breathing in and out easier.

Hey the lady that I talked to about the stress and bike riding told me after she saw my PFTs that if all were stable like that one, if I were to have any lung issue it would be so mild as to not be felt.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No, you are not having any lung disease.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, exercise and positive thinking will reduce your stress and inflammation level and so will reduce your symptoms.
And please don't believe that you are having lung disease even mild lung disease.
Was that lady a doctor or health care provider?
Why she said that you are having mild lung disease?
You are not having any lung disease.
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (29 minutes later)
She did not say I was having lung disease. She was telling me that I was not but if for some reason I was it would be so mild that I would not notice. She was saying that I do not have lung disease and to not worry or think of it but to get out and exercise and enjoy life.

Teach me an XXXXXXX language so that I can be the one confused from you instead of me always making you confused. I feel so bad when I do that to you.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (46 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Don't feel bad.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry for this misunderstanding.
Honestly speaking I don't want you to believe that you are having lung disease and start thinking negatively. So I am taking full precautions in this matter.
I don't let any one gives you this belief. I know you and I also know that once you start believing that you are having COPD then you will gey worsen only.
So to keep you motivated I don't want you to think in that direction.
And I would love to discuss with you in Gujarati.
Gujarati is my mother language.
Is my English that bad?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (18 minutes later)
No your english is quite good. I am amazed at that.

The following is from you, is it you will GET
having COPD then you will gey worsen only.


The rest of the day today I will see if i can focus like i did over the weekend and open the airways by relaxing and letting air flow and not focus on the feeling that I have an obstruction causing a blockage
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Sorry. My spelling mistake.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You are so humble that I am making spelling mistakes and you are saying that my English is quite good.
Sorry for spelling mistake.
I was saying that if you get to know that you are having COPD then you will only worsen.
And I don't want this to happen. So I was telling so much things.
Again sorry for spelling mistake.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (19 minutes later)
Ha ha,

So in your corrective statement are you saying that i do have COPD but you are trying to say I do not just so I do not worsen it.

Or did you mean to say that if I let others convince me that I may have COPD, I will let that worsen my health?

English sentences and words can be very tricky.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No, no. I don't say that you are having COPD. Don't think this.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
Now I feel that you are pulling my leg for sure.
Ha ha.
Yes, English is very tricky and funny language.
No, I didn't say that you are having COPD. Don't fool me. Ha ha.
Yes, I don't want you to listen to others who try to convince you about having mild COPD.
I am writing in bold letters.
YOU ARE NOT HAVING COPD.
Hope I am clear. Is it clear to you my friend?
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (15 minutes later)
I know what you mean to say to me. I just love the fact that the two of us can make so many goofy errors to our conversation sentences. We definitely confuse the other at times.

BUT we really have a good communication most of the time. I do enjoy giving you the difficult time when the words can be misunderstood. But again, I know what you were saying before I had you repeat.

HERE IS TWO VERY HARD QUESTIONS

1. I want to go bike riding right now, so how do you make day hurry up and go by. Do not say move to XXXXXXX because its 8 PM there. I have to go look at the Cows and Sheep tonight besides ride the bike.

2. I found a great price on a new Bass Guitar, I own 10 Bass Guitars already. Do I need another.?????

OH OH OH OH Important news.
Over the weekend when I was feeling poorly I sat and did some thinking to get rid of bad thoughts. I decided that I am going to go back to my other home for the weekend. I am going to do this every other weekend so that I go home two times a month. Purpose is to rest, move things up, get my truck repaired by my brother, see my family and push for a job. I figure I can move a lot of things home and get things ready quickly for my return.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (15 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Sorry to say but I don't understand your bike question.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
Sorry to say say but I don't understand your bike question.
You must be in the office. Then how could you go for biking? And what was that thing hurry up and go by?
And if you are having 10 bass guitars then I don't think you should buy another one.
Honestly speaking, I have no technical knowledge about musical instruments. So sorry if I hurt your feelings.
Please clear my doubts about your first question so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (8 minutes later)
The question is

I do not want to work, but I want to ride my bike right now. I have to wait till after work, sooooo. Make the day hurry up and get done so I can go riding.

You have helped me stop the purchase of another bass guitar.

I just love new basses. I have ten but I plan to sell Three when i go back home.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You should buy new one when you sell old ones.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You should buy new one when you sell old ones.
And you can talk to me to pass your say fast.
Ha ha. I am ready for this. Are you?
And you never talked about your brother to me.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 minutes later)
Did I say A Brother? I had 3 Brothers, two older and one younger.

The oldest died from heart disease in 1999 at age 55, My younger brother was killed in an auto accident in 2001, he was 39. I still have my other brother, he turned 67 yesterday.

As for the bass guitar, the price is good today only. So I will have to pass if i have to wait until i sell the others.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You should pass this offer.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So sorry about your brothers.
This is the reason why I told your not to use XXXXXXX phone while driving.
Again sorry for your brothers.
And I think you should pass this offer today.
What do you say?
And you must have left many questions in this month. How many questions you left for this month?
And what about talking with me and killing your time fast?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)
I used up the account last week, I had to reopen a closed account to keep talking. THis will probably be last on this thread. I still have a few questions till other account is open again

Brother who died in car was a passenger and was hit by a big big truck on the freeway. He was not on the phone, he was sleeping.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
What about killing time fast by talking with me?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
Oh. This is sad.
But it is better not to use phone or tablet or I pad while driving. Might be truck driver was using phone. Only God knows this.
What about killing time fast by talking with me?
I am ready. Are you?
And please close the conversation and rate it once HCM closes it.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (4 minutes later)
Killing time, You have to tell me how to move the clock ahead. I would love to sit and chat with you all day but you have to get some sleep soon.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No. I am free today and will be available till late night.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
No No. I am free only.
And usually I don't sleep until 12.30 - 1 am. So we are having three and half more hours to chat.
Honestly speaking, I also love to talk to you.
So don't worry about my time.
I have nothing to do tomorrow so I can sleep late today.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Anxiety And Breathing Issues After Taking Xanax?

Brief Answer: Yes, I was worried. Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Yes I was worried because you didn't contact me for 2-3 days. But I am happy now as you are successful in controlling stress and anxiety. I know it's a small success but success is a success, you should celebrate it. I think you are having work related stress. You were stress free in the weekend as you were not suppose to go to office for work. But as soon as Monday is here and you have to go to office, stress and anxiety started to build up in your mind which woke up you today. What do you think? Do you agree on this? I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.