My chest hurts I feel like I cannot breathe and I am light headed

It is making me have panic attacks

How is everyone doing with everything that’s going on? My anxiety is probably the worst it’s been, I have severe health anxiety and I am severely terrified of this virus. Today my chest hurts I feel like I can’t breathe and I’m light headed. I tried going back to taking lexapro but it’s making me have panic attacks, which is rough when I have 3 little kids home with me all alone during the day. Its pouring down rain for the next week and a half so I cant do my usual walk to get through my attacks.

Discussion

Tiffany Kincaid
I have horrible health anxiety. It’s taken over me. I have two little boys at home. I’m on zoloft but just started taking it. I had pneumonia few weeks ago and I’m so terrified to get it again. This pandemic has totally ruined me. I’m exhausted. I have been short of breath for 4 months but I also just found out I was amemic. Yayyy for this year ☹️

Brittany Killeen
Tiffany Kincaid I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this, too. It’s so, so scary. I had trouble breathing a month ago and it lasted for weeks with terrible chest pain which is why I started back taking lexapro. And here I am again with tight feeling in my chest/ lung area and I just can NOT shake it this time. I’m petrified, this pandemic has ruined me too 😭

Tiffany Kincaid
I know it feels like I can’t get enough air then I sit here and think about it🙁 I feel like I either have the virus or freaking pneumonia again I hateee it

MLucia Corona
Pray, listen to music or draw.

Brittany Killeen
Lucía Corona I’m definitley praying a lot. I’m going to get out some coloring books and see if I can focus on them 💜

MLucia Corona
Brittany Killeen those three things keep my mind a little busy.

Brandy Funk Brown
My anxiety is at an all time high. I’m actually sitting at my Dr.s office right now. I came in for my monthly appt and my oxygen is low so now I’m even more anxious 😟

Brittany Killeen
Brandy Funk Brown I’m so sorry!! Sending prayers!

Tiffany Kincaid
What’s your oxygen if you don’t mind me asking. I’m so afraid of going to the er but I’m pretty much left with zero choice I can’t breathe

Brandy Funk Brown
Tiffany Kincaid mine was 91 when I first went to my dr. He did do a few test and gave me a breathing treatment. Before I could leave it’s as checked a few more times and it was up to 94. I am having a chest X-ray in the morning, also trying to avoid the er, however I was told to go right in if I have any pain when breathing in. So far I feel ok but I have stayed in bed since I’ve been home.

Tony Harker
I’m sorry you are dealing with this! I get this way quite often! I have health anxiety as well and I would never wish that on anyone! I use the “calm” app to help me and it doesn’t always get me back to normal but it does bring me down

Richard De Francesco
When this pandemic got real I did get bad anxiety. I was not so much afraid of what would happen to me, but my children and wife and our parents. But, I just let go of it, as it is beyond my control. What causes me anxiety now is my job.