24/7 breathing difficulties please help

Dont take any meds not prescribed for you. You do need to see doctor as soon as you can and talking to a therapist may help as well. You're very young and you will get through this. Think positive. To answer your question....yes I feel like I cant get enough air to breathe, I need to focus, close my eyes and rest for a bit and try to let the attack pass. Do you get enough sleep? If you dont, that also triggers anxiety

hi i am sorry you are having problems breathing. i am no expert but i would say it is part of your anxiety. You seem to be very worried, but is because you are worried its becoming an issue. if you google breathing exercises im sure it will help you. i was watching loose women on friday and they were discussing breathing exercises. they seem easy but there not. but if you practise them and once you get the hang if it you will be able to put them into practice......ie when you feel anxious. i have suffered years with anxiety but thankfully they become less frequent. If you are still worried go back to your GP and asked to be referred. They also might be support groups. Im not into them but after i went it was amazing you are not alone, many people are suffering like us. Thank God people are not scared to admit they are suffering like us. i hope you feel better

yes I have the same problem, it's heightened anxiety, I know it's not what you want to hear, but I was normally taking a 10mg of Propranonol, I now have to take 20mg as and when required to relax my breathing.

It's not a good feeling, but I also do my breathing exercise, the technique being , imagine your stomach as a baloon, sit relaxed, breath in through your nose and fill your stomach, and slowly and gently exhale all the air through your mouth, do this for a good few minutes, I find it helps

Do you take any medication to help Anxiety..?..the Propranonol is very helpful, with no nasty side effects..

Hi, I also have this, it will feel worse because you are constantly focusing on your breathing.. watch someone breathing without them knowing, then ask that person to focus on there breathing you will see a change. you need to try take your mind off of it..( hard I know ) like if you are out walking try focus on something external take your mind away from the breathing.. I have started CBT therapy hoping it will help with my anxiety.. I have had it on and off for 10 years sometimes it's mild sometimes worse like now. having anxiety gives you so many different feelings, i have new feelings today that i didnt feel last time my anxiety was here. I do find listening to relaxing music and doing the deep breathing helps and lots of positive thinking..

Hi Amber,

has your breathing got any better as I have the same thing

had it for at least 6months,

I went hospital and had all the checks pulse odometer, stethoscope, blood test, x-ray , ECG and all come back perfect but this breathing issue isn't.

I constantly Google symptoms and am convinced i have emthysema but obv don't as had all checks.

I am a healthy 30 year old with up till 5months ago Was running twice a week and doing weights.

the breathing exercises I find very different and really don't help.

I got prescribed sertraline but stopped taking after 2 days as was so go foggy and dizzy.

have you managed to feel any better if so what was the advice?

Thankyou and hope your not feeling like that anymore as I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy

hey amber, i have the exact same thing and its the most terrifying thing ever, i knock my breathing out if sync all the time and manually do the in and out motion, its literally put me in bed for weeks because i physically cant focus on anything other then my breathing, youre not alone, i thought i were then i realised others suffer too but this still provides no comfort for me, its a tackle everyday, how are you coping now?

if you want to talk more about it please message me on here or ill happily give you my facebook and talk over there, im only 24 myself and have found no one that has the same as me so would be good to chat

At times of very severe anxiety, I have experienced chest pain and the feeling you describe of not being able to breathe properly. My breath would keep catching in my throat and I could only manage shallow breaths. It was awful . . . could you try therapy or medication for your anxiety? It sounds like you could really do with some relief!

Hi do you still have these and how do you tackle I just sit fear 24/7

Hey Amber how are you today.. I am experiencing this and have felt it since Christmas. I am scared... I am worried is this COPD at 28.. (I shamefully was a smoker) I had a breathing test done and I was one point off of normal, they gave me a inhaler then I went above that pretty good. So, I am not sure? I am scared.. I just want my breathing back and I did stop smoking. I have good days here and there then randomly it hits me hard and nothing happened.. how are you

Hi ,

I'm going through the same thing , I've had every test done and they all came back normal. my chest feels raw and my throat is sensitive , can't take a breath in because it feels clogged. absolutely horrible I'm so sorry you are going through it also. I also have mild asthma and none of my asthma meds help . I'm tired and this is 24/7

are you on any medications?

I need to see s psychiatrist now