Shortness of Breath

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Have anyone felt like there chest tightens and can barely breathe? This started not long ago while going into meno. My doctor said it could be GERD but I hadn't eaten anything for it to cause it. Anyone experience this at all?

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    Yes all the time. Been in perimenopause eight years but also got gerd in perimenopause aswell. It sucks x
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      Thanks I was thinking it was Asthma, so it is GERD. Well, this just sucks. Another one to the list of crazy stuff.
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      I went to the ER for it one evening. I was told I had Gerd also. It's horrible. I try not to have a panic attack when I feel like I can't breathe. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. It's another horrible symptom to add to the already crazy list.
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      Tell me about it. I haven't had a period in two months and I feel like im losing the plot. Im currently weaning off my antidepressants so im not very nice to be around right now. Lord help my family. Ive had every symptom in the book and im going into my ninth year. I so need this to be over already x

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      I end up pounding on my chest to help me breathe again. It's just a horrible frightening feeling. Is there any medication for it? What did they give you at the ER?
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    Yes. Sometimes when I'm walking or just doing too much physical activity like at the gym I feel winded, and heart feels lije its beating oyt if mt chest. I thought I had heart problem or was experiencing a heart attack. Although I do get slightly elevated BP from time to time. That could be accompanied by a hotflash too.

    I think our bodies are becoming more dehydrated during peri/menopause too, so I try to hydrate more by drinking at least 4-6 bottles or 8oz. glasses of water a day.

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      Yes, didi, I learned real quick not to over do it at the gym. I felt as if I would faint at times, had to just sit or lay on the floor mat and let it pass. Walking out ever so slowly so that it wouldn't happen again. I was in the ER about 2 months ago, for dehydration. I had pains all over my belly and kidney's thinking it was another UTI, they gave me an IV of salt and like magic I was well again.
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      Definitely stay hydrated. Dehydration was what brought me to alert as ro what was going on with this crazy ordeal. The ER didn't give me anything. My oxygen level and breathing was fine. It just feels like you can't breathe. Unfortunately it could be Gerd or asthma brought on by the peri or meno. It's scary for sure. I have stopped going to the ER. They never have any answers to anything and it got so frustrating that I knew what I was feeling but they were telling me I was ok and follow up with my GP. I just recently found out that respiratory problems are a symptom of per and meno. That really sucked.
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      Yes last Easter I must have had a severe panic attack or something cause my Bp was so high. Went to the ER. They checked out my heart. Gave me something to bring down my Bp and I wsd fine. So many conflicting symptoms asdociated with peri menopause. Wish there was a pill you could take to alleviate all of our symptons. Like a bad nightmare you can never wake up from. Just sucks.

      Today woke up with a horrible headache and upset stomach. Like I have the flu, but I don't. No fever, chills or runny nose. Gosh....when I'm actually sick I'm not going to know it. So nice...

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      Hi didi, sure enough I have felt like I've had the flu but don't. I get headaches for no reason, then it just goes away. For those who can tolerate HRT, well, I'm sure they're living the life, if i could have I would have taken it but it didn't sit well with me, making matters worse than better. How is it that we can send a man to Mars but we can't get a magic pill to relieve all our symptoms without side effects? Man has his priorities all backwards!
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    I have a question, how do you get GERD, when I never had it before? I didn't have heartburn or acid reflux. So how do I end up with GERD? All of a sudden peri throws a left cruve and gives me GERD?
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      I never had a problem with heartburn or anything like that either. Until these crazy symptoms started. Another night I thought I had something stuck in my chest and went to the ER. They gave me a chest xray and scans and nothing was wrong. So for the indegestion feeling they gave me what they call a GI cocktail which was basically Mylanta and a script for Pepcid and diagnosed me with Gerd...
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      Wow, amazing what these hormones do to us.  Thanks for the headsup on what to take. Hope you're better. Pat XX

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