Hi, I am otherwise healthy 34yo female. I have bronchitis and have been on antibiotics now for three days. I get this weird chest flutter, where it feels like my heart is being fast and I have trouble breathing. This has occurred three times today. What could be causing this?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Bronchitis is inflammation of airways. This causes bronchospasm and this spasm is the reason for chest tightness and breathing difficulty. You are not improving because you are not taking complete treatment. Bronchitis is mostly caused by infection. So antibiotics are fine. But to relieve bronchospasm, you need inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). You are not taking these inhaled Chat Doctor.  So better to consult pulmonologist and start inhaled treatment for bronchitis because inhaled