yes. breathing difficulties may occur due to excitement. Because there are many medical conditions that can cause anxiety-like sensations and symptoms, including a shortness of breath, we recommend all new, changing, persistent, and returning symptoms be discussed with your doctor to ensure nothing medical is causing this symptom. If your doctor concludes your shortness of breath is caused by anxiety, you can be confident that there isn t another medical cause. calming yourself down will bring an end to the stress response and its changes. As the body recovers from the active stress response, this shortness of breath feeling should subside. Keep in mind that it can take up to 20 minutes or more for the body to recover from a major stress response. But this is normal and shouldn’t be a cause for concern. You may have consultation with psychiatrist for further followup.