anxiety shortness of breath
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hello.. im new here.... i have anxiety all my life.. it comes and goes .. it all depends on how my life is going basically.. i have been anxiety free for over 2 years but since the coronavirus scare it all started to come back... i had to go to my doctor to get xanax again... i take only .025 very little... 30 a month is prescribed to me... i got a severe panic attack last week in the middle of the night and could not breath.. i got flu like symptoms... the shortness of breath continued for a couple of days.... along with GERD ( i get this when i get anxiety... my whole body goes out of wack even nasal tightness.. of course me having anxiety i always think the worst and though the shortness of breath was due from corona... but when i took a xanax i felt 100% better and now i can work and everything is ok again... so this proves to me that it is all anxiety and i have nothing to worry about.... i also get very hot in the face which i thought was a fever but when i check the thermometer it isnt high so i also get hot and cold flashes with this anxiety.... my question is it normal to have shortness of breath with anxiety issues?.... it is very scary and when i get it and think about it more it gets worse.... how can i stop this shortness of breath without always taking xanax?.... because in the past i have taken this and when i run out to soon i get withdrawals that are devastating... and the shortness of breath is very worse... this is why i only take .25 now .. i figured that would not make the side effects that bad just in case i run out soon before refill.... so how can i control these shortness of breath issues? without medication all the time?... xanax is a wonderful thing.... it makes everything go away and i feel so good and normal all day with just one dose... (sometimes i take another one in the evening) but that is only .05 a day which is very little...
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hypercat Guest
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It's very normal to have lots of physical symptoms with anxiety including problems breathing. Search online for this and also there are lots of videos on YouTube to help with anxiety.
aria07018 Guest
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hi! i have very similar symptoms as you right now,and always worried if i contracted the virus even so i stay home all the time! i have those feelings too when my body is hot but idnt have any fever (checking all the time)! Also a lot
of GI problems lack of apettite ! now i have a burning in the chest that scares me that can be a pneumonia but i dont have any fever of cough so doctor thinks is just acid reflux but not sure about! i feel very scared and worried too! All the best 😃
KelvinZaw aria07018
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Similar situations but nothing abnormal in health test.
Guest
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thank you... as long as i have my xanax i will be ok... until this virus ends.. its been a life saver for me it works so well and i can breath excellent..
KelvinZaw Guest
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Strange my shortness of breath is gone now as well as Gerd symptoms after.medication, my appetite is back and covid anxiety remains. All symptoms cleared for now.