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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?

hi, i m 36 and have been epileptic since i was 15. i have noticed over the last week that when walking,even at a snails pace,my calfs tence up as if they are being pulled like and elastic band and i get pins and needles in toes and shortness of breath. The pain is so painfull that i feel like crying.when i stop walking the backs of my legs are rock hard for a short while.What can this be? many thanks sarah
Mon, 23 Apr 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The symptoms you are narrating point towards a condition called INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION.

Now as this symptom is new and you have associated shortness of breath this might be associated with ischemic disease/diabetes or else this shortness of breath is just because of fatigue or distress associated with it.

Please consult your general physician (GP) as soon as possible. If I were your GP, I would do the following:

1. Check your BP
2. Blood sugar tests
3. ECG
4. Serum cholestrol levels

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

Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Adnan Iqbal
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The symptoms you are narrating point towards a condition called INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION. Now as this symptom is new and you have associated shortness of breath this might be associated with ischemic disease/diabetes or else this shortness of breath is just because of fatigue or distress associated with it. Please consult your general physician (GP) as soon as possible. If I were your GP, I would do the following: 1. Check your BP 2. Blood sugar tests 3. ECG 4. Serum cholestrol levels Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Muhammad Adnan Iqbal