Drug Safety |

August 31, 2012

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Find Yourself Wondering About Shortness of Breath Causes?

Respiratory Therapy in Hospital

If you suddenly can’t breathe, identifying shortness of breath causes, is really not your top priority!

You are GONNA call 911 … aren’t you?!

If that’s your problem I’m hoping you are NOT surfing the internet looking for your solution!

Be safe!

However, if your situation is occasional and does not feel emergent but is significant enough to send you searching for answers, let’s see if we can get you some.

Maybe you experience shortness of breath with public speaking and/or when you climb stairs.

Learning how to project your voice won’t help if you don’t remove the cause of your breathlessness.

Generally, you probably think mild shortness of breath is caused by anxiety or being out of shape.  BUT, don’t assume shortness of breath causes are not serious just because they don’t feel serious!

Shortness of breath can go from an annoyance to a desperate struggle for life in a moment!

Even if it isn’t life threatening, it can certainly take the power out of an otherwise inspiring speech!  Shortness of breath is never a good thing!

So, how do you identify shortness of breath causes and what do you do to remedy shortness of breath?! Continue reading article →

Heart Disease |

June 22, 2010

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Is It Just Stress? Chest Pain Isn’t Always Serious, Is It?

Is It Just Stress? Chest Pain Isn’t Always Serious, Is It?

Do you ever feel significant chest pain?

Does it worry you?

Any type of chest pain that causes you concern or that is accompanied by any of the following symptoms, should be considered an emergency:

  • Pressure, tightness and squeezing pain across the chest
  • Pain radiating down the arm, shoulders, jaw, neck, and back, particularly on the left side
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness, sweating, weakness, overwhelming fatigue
  • Feeling of impending doom
  • Headache, blurry vision, light-headedness, feeling faint
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms such as indigestion, nausea and vomiting
  • Coughing and palpitations

You are much better safe than sorry.

If you experience symptoms like those above, you want to get to a hospital and rule out the possibility that you are having a heart attack.

Do not reason it away and lose valuable time.

There are many other causes of chest pain that can become worrisome, but they won’t give you sudden extreme symptoms like those of a heart attack.

Any of the following might give you chest pain:

  • GERD or heartburn
  • excessive belching
  • hiatal hernia
  • gastric ulcer
  • pulled muscle

Suffice to say that if you are worried, seek the advice of your doctor.

With that said, let me also say that even if you think your chest pain is related to stress, it is still cause for concern. Continue reading article →