What could cause recent shortness of breath?

Question

A month or so ago I started smoking more socially and at work bet never more than like 10 in a week and now just this week I feel kind of a tightness in my chest and I still feel like I'm getting enough oxygen and everything but its almost just more labored breathing. I don't know if I could be developing athsma or something? I don't think I could have anything associated with long term smoking because I'm not a long term smoker. Does anyone know what this could be?

Answer 1

Ive been a smoker for 10 years...I quite just alittle more than a year ago due to a pregnancy..thank goodness.

If you are just a social smoker, perhaps that will make it much easier for you to stop.  I would quite before you are a "Full Time" smoker.

Just a very little amount of smoking damages your lungs.  My husband was and still is a non smoker, but I know with me smoking around him, he had complications such as this just from being around it all the time.

Very well could be asthma or the on comming stages of Bronchitis which is no fun either.

Answer 2

Better quit it regardless of smoking to the shortness of breath or not. Quit smoking will improve your breath.

Answer 3

A lot of people confuse the word "quite" with "quit". The words aren't pronounced the same, and their meanings are different!

I don't think it has anything to do with smoking. It is probably an allergy that flares up from time to time. When it happens, take some Mucinex and drink lots of water and you will feel better.

Don't worry about a little bit of smoking!

Answer 4

Are you overweight? where do you live? it could be the smoking. stop that.  

Answer 5

It could be caused by a lot of things, my first guess from what you said is your body is just not use to the smoke, even if it is very little. I would listen to your body and stop smoking all together before it gets worse. Even if this is not what is causing it, it's not helping. If it continues to be a bother, deff see a doctor.