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Cant catch a breath/Breathing Anxiety symptoms?

TheAnxiousOne
Community Member

Hi all,

I’ve been on meds for anxiety for just over a month now. A couple of days after I started taking the tablets I noticed how I was unable to take a deep breath when i needed it, and It would come suddenly as a wave and it would feel like someone is pressing down on my chest and throat.

Oddly enough, at times I feel like it’s coming from the abdomen traveling all the way up into my chest and then throat making it super hard to breathe.

anyone else experiencing this? It’s terrifying 😞

thanks in advance

3 Replies 3

jg1996
Community Member
I was experiencing this before my meds, it sucks!

Thanks for your reply. Can I ask, how long were you experiencing this for?

I would say about 3 months, I’m still experiencing it now