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1006
1006

Good morning,

Recently I have been having problems berating properly. Occasionally when talking I need to stop to gasp for air from my mouth. Also I realized that when I wake up from a night’s sleep I feel as though my left lung is stuck to my heart. (Yes wired feeling) as soon as I get out of my bed my heart pumps so fast it feels as though it’s going to come out of my mouth! I went to a specialist and he did a chest x-ray and everything seems to be fine (Size of heart diaphragm etc) however something is wrong and I want to get to the bottom of this

 Please help!

 

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  • stew....art
    stew....art 1006

    Posted

    Keeping calm can be a problem when you are going through these symptoms. It certainly is for me!! Good luck !!
    • 1006
      1006 stew....art

      Posted

      To be honest I have gone through a tough patch recently. Do you think I should try anti anxiaty pills to see if it all goes away?
    • stew....art
      stew....art 1006

      Posted

      Yip beta blockers and anxiety tablets is what I take, every little helps !!!!
    • roy_59739
      roy_59739 stew....art

      Posted

      Depends what you mean by "anxiety tablets" if your talking about Propranolol then you may as well get a shandy from a pub.
  • christine48811
    christine48811 1006

    Posted

    You need to go back to your doctor and tell ALL of your symptoms. DONT let them fob you off xx good luck
  • jude65855
    jude65855 1006

    Posted

    Have you had a spirometry test?   That would let you know if you still have full lung function or not.   An x-ray wouldn't necessarily tell your doctor anything about your lung capacity.  Are you breathless with exertion?

    It could be anxiety.but if I were you I'd be having the spirometry test and then if your lung function is normal you could look at anxiety as a possible cause.

    Do you smoke and are you overweight?   

    • 1006
      1006 jude65855

      Posted

      No I havent done a spirometry test. I stopped smoking in Jan and I go to the gym 3 times a week. Also what I forgot to mention is that i am always caughing and the doc mentioned that I could have a nasal drip issue. .
    • jude65855
      jude65855 1006

      Posted

      The coughing is maddenng and exhausting, isn't it?

      Before I got on to the appropriate medication the only thing that used to ease it was an Anticol followed by a drink as cold as I could make it, but eventually that didn't work either.

    • 1006
      1006 jude65855

      Posted

      Coughing is crazy they are like 1 minute apart. Strangely enough in summer it eases.. If I take cold drinks I cough more!
    • jude65855
      jude65855 1006

      Posted

      that sounds really exhausting!   Sorry the cold drinks don't work for you.  What does your dr say about the coughing?

    • 1006
      1006 jude65855

      Posted

      he gave me nasal spray as I always have one nostril blocked. He said it might help but he mentioned that the coughing is probably related to nasal drip hense the continous coughing..
    • jude65855
      jude65855 1006

      Posted

      If the sray isn't working go back and tell him.  I don't know anything about nasal drip but if the spray isn't working maybe it's something else?
  • ladyjack51
    ladyjack51 1006

    Posted

    Hi 1006,

    I can't begin to even try to diagnose you...no one on here can but you have got to tell your Dr again...to me it sounds like you are having some kind of panic attacks but there would reasons for that too. Please get a second opinion...more testing and keep us informed....

    ladyjack51

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