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What Causes Tightness In Chest While Treating Anxiety?
Question: Im 19 years old and have been feeling weird latley. Recently i have been experiencing tightness in my chest near the left side at random points in my day. This freaks my out a lot because im a bit of a hypochondriac. It seems to happen when i go from hot to cold environments or when i think about it a lot. It could be something as simple as anxiety but i just wanted to be sure, help would be much apreciated
Brief Answer:
Looks like it is anxiety related chest tightness.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome.
I have gone through your query.
Is the tightness associated with breathless?
Is it associated with food intake?
Based on the information it is more likely to be related with anxiety. To clear your doubt and to relive anxiety, after examination I would have asked X-ray chest and ECG, to rule out other pathology.
Calming yourself down will bring an end to the stress response. This, in turn, will bring an end to the stress response changes, that in your case is chest tightness.
I would suggest you to reduce your stress, practicing relaxed breathing, increasing your rest and relaxation, and not worrying about this symptom. You can also try aerobic exercise, yoga and meditation will be beneficial.
This provisional advice provided by me is based entirely on the input provided to me. I would suggest examination by the doctor.
I hope this suggestion might be of some help to you.
Take care
Looks like it is anxiety related chest tightness.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome.
I have gone through your query.
Is the tightness associated with breathless?
Is it associated with food intake?
Based on the information it is more likely to be related with anxiety. To clear your doubt and to relive anxiety, after examination I would have asked X-ray chest and ECG, to rule out other pathology.
Calming yourself down will bring an end to the stress response. This, in turn, will bring an end to the stress response changes, that in your case is chest tightness.
I would suggest you to reduce your stress, practicing relaxed breathing, increasing your rest and relaxation, and not worrying about this symptom. You can also try aerobic exercise, yoga and meditation will be beneficial.
This provisional advice provided by me is based entirely on the input provided to me. I would suggest examination by the doctor.
I hope this suggestion might be of some help to you.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
It is sometimes associated with food intake and my breathing does get heavy, not much though
Brief Answer:
It appears to be anxiety related.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome.
Based on the information it is related to the anxiety, kindly follow the above mentioned measures, you should see improvement.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
It appears to be anxiety related.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome.
Based on the information it is related to the anxiety, kindly follow the above mentioned measures, you should see improvement.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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