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Suggest Treatment For Shortness Of Breath While Having Anxiety

Hello, I m 19 years old male, i ve been suffering from anxiety for about 2 years now. I always have shortness of breath and hard heart beats. When i get panic attacks i get numb and tinglings all over my body, especially my hands and face. I had an Echo stress test and a heart monitor last year, everything was normal. I tend to get panicky over everything and i can t control it. I can feel a pain in my chest for less than 5 seconds when something stressful happens. I m afraid of these symptoms and want to get rid of them. I ve been masturbating since i was 12, but lately when i get sexually aroused, my heart rate shoots up and i get short of breath. I can t masturbate anymore because of it. And anxiety has ruined my life. I used to go to all sort of places. But now i m afraid to leave my house because when i do, i get very annoying panic attacks. What should i do, i m always stressed and afraid of my symptoms. I feel like i ll end of dying from this shortness of breath or from stress. Because my stress gonna probably create a heart related disease.
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Hi,

As per my clinical experience, specific phobias need particular attention from clinical perspective as it is a multi modality approach
for treatment and best outcome. Salient features for perfect recovery are:
- In depth self willing and contemplation to get cured of this.
- Strong family and friends support.
- Assisted psychological counselling and behavior therapy
- Many times repeated exposures to unwanted conditions necessary.
- Supportive medications as anxiolytics (short acting benzodiazepines selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or else).
- Joining of similar web groups.
- Deep breathing exercises and YOGA (very essential part of therapy and 100 % result oriented approach).

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Shortness Of Breath While Having Anxiety

Hi, As per my clinical experience, specific phobias need particular attention from clinical perspective as it is a multi modality approach for treatment and best outcome. Salient features for perfect recovery are: - In depth self willing and contemplation to get cured of this. - Strong family and friends support. - Assisted psychological counselling and behavior therapy - Many times repeated exposures to unwanted conditions necessary. - Supportive medications as anxiolytics (short acting benzodiazepines selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or else). - Joining of similar web groups. - Deep breathing exercises and YOGA (very essential part of therapy and 100 % result oriented approach). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon