Blood Pressure Symptoms - are Shallow Breathing and Chest Pressure Symptoms of High Blood Pressure?

When my friend Brad told my about his anxietysaid that since he is male and obese that he
and high blood pressure symptoms I told him tothese two risk factors alone should be monitored.
visit his doctor. While I am suffering from highHowever, a heart or problem would cause him to
blood pressure since years and know some aboutbreath deep and rapid and not shallow.
it, I am not the person to ask for advice. So BradAt his age it is also not too likely to have clogged
went to the doctor and here is what he said.arteries already that are dangerous already. He
Brad is not too old yet, just 31 but he is obese.advised Brad to make an echocardiogram if he is
He weighs 290 lbs and is only 5'09. He has variousreally worried. This cost about thousand Dollars.
symptoms which make him nervous. He is afraidThe doctor said that the symptoms Brad
of having too high blood pressure and cloggeddescribed could come from simply overbreathing.
arteries. He recently went on diet to loose someExhaling carbon dioxide too fast makes the blood
weight but the symptoms got even worse.alkaline and the nerves tingle.
Twice a day he has periods of shallow breathingSince Brad is taking medication for depression
that take some hours and is noisy. He also feelsanxiety the doctor he told Brad to watch his
some pressure on his chest followed by tingling inthoughts and count his breaths per minute to find
his face and arms. He is doing fine while asleep,out if he is just overbreathing.
the problems are just during the day.Of course, obesity is always bad for blood
He is already taking some Remeron forpressure. The doctor advised Brad to loose
depression since years and wonders if this hasweight if possible, stop smoking and do some
something to do with his symptoms. The doctorexercise regularly.