shortness of breath

[sue65]

I am a healthy woman of 65.  However, about 3 weeks ago I began experiencing periodic bouts of shortness of breath, possible irregular heart beats, and a tightness in my upper chest.  As far as I know, I didn't change anything about my normal routine except to add 1,000 IUs of Vitamin D and added Darjeeling or Ceylon teas ito my usual green or more common black tea varieties.

Other than the breathing issue, I have no symptoms of asthmatic or respiratory or allergy problems and no tingling or numbness or or fever or such as that.  I don't smoke (never have) and do not have a cold or the flu.

Have you any ideas what might be causing this?

[therealbill]

You need to go to your doctor and I hope you already have. You could have already had a heart attack. Small but did some damage. Very same thing you mentioned happend to my friend Mary across the street. Ended up a slight heart attack. They ended up putting a stint in an artery and now at 72 she is out and about running around town after a few months of rest.

Never mess around with chest pain and shortness of breath. Woman who have heart attacks do not present the same symtoms as men.  DO NOT and that is why they go unrecognized and die of heart attacks more than men.

[Cecil290]

  Being allergic to things is dangerous, NOT knowing is even MORE dangerous !....  I once knocked a mushroom off a dead tree... I almost did not make it..had NO idea that I was allergic to such !...Emergency room informed me that my Blood Pressure was dropping fast !...Got down to 54/45.....Please inform your Dr....don't take a chance.......C

[Sunny602]

This definitely sounds like something you need to bring up to your doctor so that he or she can run appropriate tests on you to find the cause. There are alot of causes, but your doc will be your best resource in this case.I hope that you find the answer to all of this..Sunny

[2Young4This31]

hello there , umm did you ask your doc about adding that stuff , maybe one  of them is causing your sob , maybe an alleric reaction to one of them if i were u . ide  be asking your doc this question !!!