I don’t have PN but some type of central nervous system hypersensitivity that started after cervical neurosurgery and is steadily growing worse over the almost two years since surgery. I have been in a pretty stress state during that time due to my husband’s and my medical conditions and his dna discovery. I also had a mild heart attack in 2020 attributed solely to a myocardial bridge. So between the meds I’m now taking, the chronic central pain syndrome(or hypersensitivity), the heart issue and my major stresses, I don’t know what’s causing what! For many months I’ve been going through period where every few minutes I automatically take a huge gulp of air for no known reason. Last week when I was under considerable stress I could feel the gulp go up my neck then split in two and go up past each ear. I was afraid I was having another heart attack! I sometimes have uncomfortable pressure around my heart/lung area. Also since starting duloxetine in September I’ve had difficulty swallowing when laying down or reading back on a couch to watch tv. Again don’t know how or if symptoms are related to neuropathy and central sensitization or what. Neither of our symptoms should we be ignoring. We should both be making appointments with our cardiologists and if symptoms become severe call EMS for a trip to the emergency room.

the heart issue