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I’m afraid I have COPD but can’t get testing for a month Return to previous page 9/10/2020 1325 Views 7 Answers Last Activity: 2 months ago, Anonymous Tags: abuse anxiety COPD do I have it drug Help Misdiagnosis shortness of breath terrified Young Question: 0 Unsureandafraid 1 year ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel I’m afraid I have COPD but can’t get testing for a month Unsureandafraid 1 year ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments Hi everyone I’m 22 years old and have a history of Adderall and weed abuse. Often I would get shortness of breath after taking Adderall for the two years I took it. Its been over a year since I stopped but in the last 4 weeks I’ve noticed a shortness of breath developed again. I also have general anxiety which could be the cause but I’ve never felt like this before from anxiety. My oximeter test from my ge was normal, he tested my blood and that came back fine, he listened to me breath with his stethoscope and that was good too. I have trouble getting a full satisfying breath, I can breath in and out easily but getting past that certain point of satisfaction requires extra effort. I have no other symptoms and it doesn’t get worse with exercise. Doctor thinks it’s anxiety but given my history of drug abuse and the fact that it’s lasting so long I’m having a lot of doubts. Has anyone else been through something similar? Has anyone had copd misdiagnosed as anxiety? Are there any medical professionals that can shed some light on my situation? My doctor seemed pretty dismissive of anything serious and I hate waiting so long to get real tests. Sorry for posting this here I just don’t know where else to turn
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