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Anxiety And Excersize

Rolly2008
Rolly2008
Hi i have a question do any of u when u excersize do experience chest tightness, cuz this i s really starting to worry me i've had heart test etc all came back fine can someone enlighten me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes when I get around to exercising I do get the same thing. I don't know exactly why and I'm glad you brought that up. Hopefully someone will shed some light on that.

I know that comes along with anxiety, maybe the exercise bring it to light more. I think I'll google that and see what I find.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have a look at this and see if you can relate to any of it. It's interesting and you are young so this may make sense.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/asthma_exer.htm
Rolly2008
Rolly2008
Well thx for the info but i don't have asthma the only thing i have close to it is sinuses.
milopants
milopants
I don't get tight chest feelings, but I do get dizzy sometimes. I usually don't notice until I stop and then my vision becomes a little like I'm halucinating. Like the trees or clouds will zoom in and out a little. I chalked it up to me not being in shape and my body fighting my desire to exercise. My anxiety usually tells me to sit and watch tv.
Rolly2008
Rolly2008
well i experience dizziness also accompanied by a little jaw tension which eventual leads to a panic attack
deleted_user
deleted_user
The article says that you can get "exercise related asthma" without actually having asthma. Could be a bit of that and a bit of anxiety mixex in. Anxiety symptoms can be really brutal and interupt a lot of things we love to do. Just keep telling yourself, you're okay and it's not fatal. If you get keyed up over the symptoms, it makes them worse.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I use to exercise to distract myself from panic. Then I would develope an unexplainable fear of stopping my exercising. I use to exercise for sometimes four hours at a time, afraid to stop.

Needless to say, it's a very strange trigger.