Heaviness in chest and short of breath questions

Yeah, that combo definitely can be something else, and in your case it definitely is something else.

Anxiety can cause it, even if you’re not actively panicking, your body can still be in that state, especially if you deal with anxiety a lot. Muscle tension, acid reflux, or even a change in your breathing pattern can all cause the same feeling.

The way you described it actually sounds like the opposite of how heart related symptoms are described. And you don’t have risk factors either.

I wouldn’t worry, especially since it hasn’t gotten worse, hasn’t been persistent, and didn’t come with fainting or anything like that.

@ashlynnmae

How does it sound like the opposite? Out of curiosity.

@ehdog

Well, like I said, it didn’t get worse and build over time. It was a one off, or at most something infrequent. It didn’t come with fainting, and it went away.

And I’ll admit, I was being a little hyperbolic there.

@ashlynnmae

Is it normal that my chest feels heavy/I feel short of breath when laying on my back? I have bigger breasts so maybe that's why?

@ehdog
That's normal.
When you’re on your back, the weight can press down on your chest a bit, which can make it feel heavier or like it’s harder to take a full breath.

I spent a career sitting at a desk, my posture getting slowly worse.
After decades of sitting hunched over, my breathing got increasingly labored.
Sitting up straight and breathing more deeply helped a lot.

Last July while I was doing a fast 2 mile walk I got heaviness in my chest and sob. I went to the er and doc said no heart attack and go to my pcp. I’ve had an ekg, echo valve tests, heart catheterization done which was super easy and quick with all results normal. I went to a pulmonologist and had a pulmonary function test done and that was normal. I’ve had a CT of the lungs and they said I have small airways disease. I don’t smoke or drink. I have no Afib or rhythm problems. I’m getting a EGD done this Wednesday morning to see if anything is pushing on my lung or diaphragm because I had GERD with BE. Right now I exercise daily and just push thru the heavy lung feeling. If my EGD is ok I’m just going to live with it until I drop over dead.

I would advise going to a doctor and getting some tests done. You should try to get to the cause of your experience.

Do a diary. Write down every time you get a spell the time of day what you are doing have you eaten and what is going on around you. You said you were not a smoker so I question if you are having lung issues, but that is a possibility. Also, is there any perfume in the air construction that can cause a tightness or heaviness if you are reacting to the chemicals?.
Does it help to move to change position to get up and walk?
If this has been going on for more than a month, I would send a message to your doctor. But doing a diary will give you and the doctor some information as what’s going on. Are you stressed as well?
I wish you the very best figuring this out

I have nausea and shortness if breath. Seems to come from my stomach.
Dr cant figure it out
Gerrie h