Hello All, 

I come to you asking if you can explain your breathing problems you have had with anxiety. I would like to explain mine and see what you think. I have health anxiety for sure as of late. Heart rhythm stuff. About a month ago I bent over and my heart just went flying off the tracks with pvcs every few beats never felt that and it was terrifying. I went to Cardio and they said everything is fine. I did Echo, stress, blood. I went to the ER right before that because I could feel something in my throat and my heart connected with that. Er said Xray blood fine no worries. As most or many of you know at this point finding nothing doesn't really help us. Some it does some it doesn't.

For about a month now I feel like I get these bouts of breathing problems. It can feel in the center of my chest - right now it's my throat (bottom right just under Adam's apple). I have an oxygen % checker which I'm usually at 95. When I'm active I may feel it more. There are times when I'm on a treadmill walking fast and feel nothing. It feels very restrictive and hard to breathe at times. There are times I could just be watching tv not feeling any "anxiety" and I can feel the soreness of that pain. I don't cough unless I'm really overthinking that I will run out of air. I have gone to a throat and nose doctor where I had a camera jammed through my nose down to my vocal cords which they found nothing. They are willing to do a CT scan as well. Im 37M and at witts end with this. Does this sound like anxiety to you? Or the physical symptom of it? Is there anything else I should be asking for or speaking to the doctor about? If this truly is anxiety I don't know how to let go of it. I went for a walk this am and I kept feeling that restrictive pain in my throat and chest. I want to say it feels like an infection you sometimes might get in the chest but I don't have the cough of flem or anything. I don't know if I have left anything out but ask away if you think there is something I haven't addressed but mainly I'm curious if you have had these symptoms. Or what was your experience like? I am beyond grateful for this Sub and how much it helps.