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What Causes Shortness Of Breath, Dry Cough And Mild Pressure In The Chest?

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Posted on Tue, 5 Jul 2016
Question: I am experiencing shortness of breath and a dry cough with mild pressure in sternum area not so sever in the morning builds up after I takr meds Rosuvastatin 40 mg and Losartan 100mg do you think it may be meds or something else??
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (25 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Asthma and acid reflux can be the reason. Not the meds.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

This is not due to medicines you take.
If you smoke, this is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - similar to asthma) symptoms. No doubt in that.
If you do not smoke, such symptoms are from acid reflux and asthma disease.
Heart failure can also give such symptoms especially if you cough up foamy mucus.

I suggest you to consult internal medicine specialist. Chest x-ray and spirometry should be done. You should also consider cardiologist consult.
In a meanwhile please try to limit fatty foods, spicy foods, coffee, alcohol. Do not eat or drink 2 hours before sleeping.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath, Dry Cough And Mild Pressure In The Chest?

Brief Answer: Asthma and acid reflux can be the reason. Not the meds. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. This is not due to medicines you take. If you smoke, this is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - similar to asthma) symptoms. No doubt in that. If you do not smoke, such symptoms are from acid reflux and asthma disease. Heart failure can also give such symptoms especially if you cough up foamy mucus. I suggest you to consult internal medicine specialist. Chest x-ray and spirometry should be done. You should also consider cardiologist consult. In a meanwhile please try to limit fatty foods, spicy foods, coffee, alcohol. Do not eat or drink 2 hours before sleeping. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.