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Hi all. I seem to be doing an awful lot of sighing/catching a deep breathe and obviously I've linked that to heart problems. But I think it can be to do with hyperventilation. Obviously I'd rather it be the latter. Anyone else do the same???
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mac58 Les171091
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It's one of the classic symptoms of anxiety, Les. Nothing to do with heart problems.
Les171091 mac58
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stella58218 Les171091
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I have this more or less constant, it's actually one of my main symptoms and seems to be worse at night when I'm in bed! Very uncomfortable but as mac said it's a classic symptom of anxiety
Les171091 stella58218
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Thanks Stella. Yeah today I've done it a lot. More when I think about it too.
marleen85993 Les171091
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Les171091 marleen85993
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Breathlessness?? Haha I don't know. I could find a way of putting a bruised toe down to heart problems.
mac58 Les171091
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Someone yesterday saw a bruise on her arm and concluded that she might have leukaemia.
I had a bruise on my arm a few weeks ago and concluded that I'd knocked my arm on something.
moira43918 mac58
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marleen85993 Les171091
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moira43918 Les171091
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jen1978 Les171091
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Hi Les
I do this all the time...link anything and everything to heart problems! When I am anxious I feel as though I can't take a deep breath which makes me panic, which then causes palpitations and a feeling that I cant breathe properly...and so the cycle begins. Its exhausting. Try breathing exercises you can find on Youtube.
mac58 Les171091
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Les171091 mac58
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Still doing it a couple times an hour or so. Then when I do it makes me anxious for a while. In my head when I'm doing it I'm waiting for a big thudding pain in my chest which I know is ridiculous but everytime I do it that's what I imagine is next. I've got a blocked ear bow which is slightly frustrating but I've managed to not relate that to my heart - although I can hear a buzzing blood like sound in concurrence with my heart beat
mac58 Les171091
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Just keep remembering it isn't an incipient heart attack.
The buzzing sound is very common in anxiety disorders.