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Anxiety for me = tight chest & shortness of breath (Sertraline)

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NT1983
NT1983

My anxiety manifests itself through chest tightness, shortness of breath and slight dizziness. When I’m having a lighter moment, when my anxiety isn’t heightened and don’t have strong symptoms, I do some light cardio on my bike outdoors. Why after I’ve finished riding my bike at a leisurely pace, do I then have a tight chest and shortness of breath? I thought exercise is supposed to help relieve symptoms?

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  • curtiss21126
    curtiss21126 NT1983

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    im not a doctor or have much experience but i believe what you feel when having anxiety can cause anxiety, for example when i have anxiety i get a stomach ache but when im not having anxiety and i eat something bad the stomach ache feeling which i associate with anxiety brings on anxiety for me if that makes sense, it could be a mind / matter or a subconscious thing, that's just my theory so don't take it as fact

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