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Shortness of breath, made worse by lying down

Shortness of breath, made worse by lying down

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Shortness of breath, made worse by lying down

Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this

41 years experience

How common it is:

Common

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Chest

Is Symptom of

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Asthma (child)
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Obesity
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Coronary artery disease
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Arrhythmia
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A 37-year old male asked:

Shortness of breath while lying down, has progressed over a week to intermittent chest pain and hollow feeling in chest with sob still..ekg was fine?

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A 38-year old female asked:

I have had on several occasions shortness of breath tightness in chest n pain in left shoulder. It happens even when lying down.

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A member asked:

I have shortness of breath when I bend down to tie shoelaces?

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A 21-year old female asked:

When I feel anixty attack coming on I feel shortness of breath is this normal to feel this with anxiety & sometimes when laying down I feel this way?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Sometimes when i lay down on my left side i feel a second of shortness of breath and goes away. Doesn't happen often, but should i get it checked out?

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A 57-year old female asked:

hearttransplant patient,suffering from very bad cold,cough,now shortness of breath to the point,of being scared to lay down?

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A 21-year old female asked:

22 year old female..had mitral valve repair done been two months since had surgery..feeling shortness of breath sitting down.Is this normal?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Groin/Calf Pain, painful shortness breath heart pounding worse when i lay down. x3 days. Should i go to ER no Dr until Tuesday? Pain getting worse

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A 33-year old female asked:

1 wk in cycle breast swell, after they're back down get really sick: morning diarrhea, nausea, vomit, no energy, shortness of breath. What is happen?

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A 52-year old female asked:

If I try to walk down stairs, my legs get wobbly and shaky, sometimes shortness of breath. also am very shaky especially in the morning. & chest pain?

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A 24-year old female asked:

i am just entering my third trimester of pregnancy and have been experienceing shortness of breath especially while laying down to sleep, is thete anything i can do to make this better? is it common?

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A 51-year old male asked:

Having chest pain go's down my left arm and in my right jaw shortness of breath took two nitro?

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A 51-year old male asked:

swelling in legs& feet gone down now, belly has filled up quite a bit. Sleeping a lot, shortness of breath no appetite & falling please advise.

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A 20-year old female asked:

2 days of shortness of breath. Today my tounge goes numb when I eat & a headache comes on my right side & down my neck, also dizzy, weak, and nausea?

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A 28-year old male asked:

28 Year old male-Started as severe back pain from right shoulder blade down to middle of back. 30 mins later severe pain on right side of chest. Shortness of breath, feeling that im not getting enough oxygen. Deep pain in right lung when inhale/exhale ful

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28 year old male-started as severe back pain from right shoulder blade down to middle of back. 30 minutes later severe pain on right side of chest. Shortness of breath, feeling that im not getting enough oxygen. Deep pain in right lung when inhale/exhale?

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A 50-year old female asked:

Will this cause shortness of breath?

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A 34-year old asked:

Shortness of breath after having cold?

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A 30-year old asked:

What is shortness of breath symptoms wont stop?

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A 30-year old asked:

What does having shortness of breath actually mean?

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A 45-year old asked:

I have shortness of breath all the time. What do you advise?

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A 57-year old female asked:

If you have shortness of breath,from a cold,what could this mean?

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A 32-year old asked:

What types of things cause shortness of breath in nonasthmatic teen?

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A 30-year old female asked:

If I have Shortness of breath because of anxiety then what should i do ?

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Can anaemia cause shortness of breath?

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Are overweight people have shortness of breath?

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Is it possible to have shortness of breath because of too much sugar?

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If I am experiencing uncontrollable yawning and shortness of breath what could it be?

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A 48-year old asked:

Having really rapid heartbeats,but no shortness of breath or pain,what could cause this?

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I have chest pain and shortness of breath. What could this be?

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