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Heart trouble or not?
by synjyn51, Jul 04, 2009 11:44PM
For the past 4 months I have had trouble with laying flat and forced to sit up cause of chest tightening. I also have been wheezing at times with the tightening. First we (dr.& I) thought it was my COPD, but my lungs sound fine and I wheeze at the oddest times, like when I am doing nothing or just walking to the mailbox. Yesterday I felt odd with shortness of breath while I sat up in bed. What can this be? The doctor said it might be heart trouble and not my COPD. If true what should I do? The chest tightening is disconcerting.
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After my botched angioplasty, I was given Metoprolol for my heart. I started to sound nasal and had a runny nose all the time. I also could not sleep lying down and couldn't cross the street without stopping to catch my breath. I identified the root of the problem as the Metoprolol but my cardiologist just kept upping the dosage. Now I have COPD but they want to blame it on my previous smoking.
I say that to say you should not only see a cardiologist but investigate what side effects your meds might come with.