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Does Withdrawal From Smoking Cause Tightness In The Chest With Sore Back Muscles?

hey doc ive been only smoking pot for 9 years now i quit due to the price of it. its been about 5 days since i quit today i have been noticing that my chest is getting tighter, i was ready for that but i also noticed that my uper back muscles are sore and i have the weird feeling that i need to keep burping. i workout 6 days a week doing calisthenics so the back may be do to wrong form but does it sound like anything other then my body recovering from pot?
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Hi welcome to the health care magic

Your chest tightness could be from muscular strain or you can have respiratory cause like bronchitis or COPD because you are having smoking history....

Hence consult pulmonologoist for examination and further work up according to need.... Like...
-Auscultation
-Chest x ray PA view
-Spirometry to assess severity and to guide treatment if needed
-EKG

According to cause further specific treatment given

If no specific cause present and it looks muscular pain after examination and investigation than ibuprofen tablet given for that

Take care

Hope this will help you
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Does Withdrawal From Smoking Cause Tightness In The Chest With Sore Back Muscles?

Hi welcome to the health care magic Your chest tightness could be from muscular strain or you can have respiratory cause like bronchitis or COPD because you are having smoking history.... Hence consult pulmonologoist for examination and further work up according to need.... Like... -Auscultation -Chest x ray PA view -Spirometry to assess severity and to guide treatment if needed -EKG According to cause further specific treatment given If no specific cause present and it looks muscular pain after examination and investigation than ibuprofen tablet given for that Take care Hope this will help you