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Feels like i will 100% STOP breathing with dizziness

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albert48271
albert48271

Hi all,

For some background I am a 21 year old male. I have always had symptoms like skipped beats and shortness of breathe but recently it has gotten much worse. Randomly throughout the day it will feel like I am about to stop breathing and will pass out because I get so dizzy. It doesn't feel like air hunger, but literally feels like my breathing will completely stop. Now I always feel pressure in my chest and left arm. I have already been to the ER 4 times and have seen 3 cardiologists and an electrophysiologist. I have gotten EKGs, Ultrasounds, X-rays, Blood work, and even a 30-day monitor and they tell me they cant find anything. Can anxiety really make you feel like you will just stop breathing like this? I get so scared because it also seems like I start blacking out. 

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  • jay67544
    jay67544 albert48271

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    Yes, Anxiety CAN do this. You have to realise that the brain is an immensly powerful muscle and has control 9n practically everything we do.

    The fact that you have seen a Cardiologist and I suspect they havr done all tests would or should give you comfort in knowing its unlikely to br serious.

  • moon53540
    moon53540 albert48271

    Posted

    Get a d-dimer blood test, you could have a pulmonary embolism or multiple pulmonary emboli. They don’t show up in X-rays and they can mess your heart rhythm up. If your D-dimer comes back high get a chest CT with contrast. 
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