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Have Common Cold, Breathing Trouble. Twitches Of The Eyelids. Due To Stress And Anxiety?

I am 24 y/o female with no known illnessness besides the common cold . For about 6 months now, I have had trouble breathing . It feels as if the upper portion of my lungs wont expand. Breathing through my nose , I feel as if I cant get a deep enough breath so I resort to taking very deep breaths out of my mouth once in a while. I also have been getting extremely flushed in the face. It feels like my face is on fire but the rest of my body temp is regular. My eye lid twitches on occassion as well so I thought I could have a mild form of anixety or alot of stress . Is this anything serious or should I just try to relax?
Fri, 18 Jan 2013
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Hi there ~ Relaxation may help with anxiety and stress. There are different forms of relaxation and assuming you are well aware of those and have been using those strategies to overcome your anxiety problems, and they are not helping, I would suggest that you consult a doctor. A pulmonologist would be the person to go to, to have your breathing problems addressed. The twitches though seem to be a tic disorder, exacerbated with anxiety. Hope this helps. Take care.
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Have Common Cold, Breathing Trouble. Twitches Of The Eyelids. Due To Stress And Anxiety?

Hi there ~ Relaxation may help with anxiety and stress. There are different forms of relaxation and assuming you are well aware of those and have been using those strategies to overcome your anxiety problems, and they are not helping, I would suggest that you consult a doctor. A pulmonologist would be the person to go to, to have your breathing problems addressed. The twitches though seem to be a tic disorder, exacerbated with anxiety. Hope this helps. Take care.