How can you tell when you have an anxiety attack or asthma?
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-Nobody-
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4 years, 1 month ago by -Nobody-
So earlier today I was running from my cousin because he was following me and my sister when were supposed to be quarantined and I had a hard time breathing. When we came inside my chest hurt so bad, I was coughing, and it hurt so bad to breath so I was crying. My dad said I might have asthma and his gf said it's probably an anxiety attack. I kept couching and breathing so hard so she told me to lay down. I drank 2 whole water bottles during that time and when I came out of my room I was talking to my sister. Then his gf came out and I said I was gonna text my cousin then she said, " oh are you sure? Are you better to do that." I told her my chest still hurt but I was okay and she just rolled her eyes at me.... I then started crying again but my chest didn't hurt this time. Sorry I got off topic. Is it an anxiety attack or asthema because my chest always hurts when I run but it didn't hurt as bad as it did earlier. And normally I don't run consecutively like I did because during basketball I either slowed down or ran until I got to my spot to take a break.
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Jdog12525
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4 years, 1 month ago by Jdog12525
This is definitely asthma because in your story, I didn’t catch anything that would have given you anxiety. If you guys had an inhaler on hand, it would of be ok to use it. After this incident, I recommend you go to your pediatrician to get diagnosed. They most likely will give you an inhaler.
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marvel21
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4 years, 1 month ago by marvel21
I’m thinking that it isn’t an anxiety attack, because usually in an anxiety attack you would have like a feeling of worry or fear before you would have trouble breathing and stuff. It also might be different for different people but that’s just what Ive experienced. I’m not 100% sure what it is though. I’d probably ask a doctor or someone with more medical experience.
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Jdog12525
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4 years, 1 month ago by Jdog12525
And since you drank so much water, that’s also another sign it’s an asthma attack. I just looked up if it’s normal to drink water after an asthma attack and the website recommended to drink plenty of fluids afterwards so that was a good idea.
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-Nobody-
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4 years, 1 month ago by -Nobody-
@Jdog12525 and @marvel21 ok, thank you!
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zyxwvut
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4 years, 1 month ago by zyxwvut
Okay so I was diagnosed with asthma when I was about 9 and this is pretty much what happened to me. I play a lot of sports and after a couple of tests we found out it was exercise-induced. Your symptoms pretty much match up with mine so you definitely want to see a doctor and tell them everything. They probably prescribe you with an albuterol inhaler and those work pretty well. If it gets worse, go back. Hope this helps 🙂. (btw I am in no way a medical professional, I just happen to know a lot about the subject)
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