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wheelspk
wheelspk

hello,

 

im a 33 old male who smoked for 9 year about 10 cigarettes a day, i never smoked too much nor was i a chain smoker smoked on average smoked after every 2 or 3 hrs.

 

on my birthday 23 dec 2014 i decided to quit smoking as i saw one video on youtube about lungs filled with tar, i smoked my last cig and said good buy to the  bad habit.

 

I was fine for about 1 week,one day while sitting and having a conversation with my friends i suddenly felt  have to take a long deep breath to get enough oxygen,

 

about every 10 breaths i had to take a long deep breath, also started to yawn but couldn't, fingers felt numb too...but mostly felt that when i took a deep breath my lungs hit a wall and could not go further for that satisfying breath, really bad feeling.

 

on the 30th of dec i went to a GP who told me he needs to see some blood tests and xray before he could come to an conclusion and that i should not force breath  [-_-]

 

i got my blood test done which came back normal and xray also came normal.

 

my GP called me and told me that he had to go on a holiday so he refereed me to a pulmonary Doctor...on the 1st of jan 2015 i went to him and gave him all my history, i told him that i was feeling that my chest is congested and as if some weight is on my chest not letting me breath fully,i also told him i  had perfect breathing, and never felt like i was feeling now all day since i had smoking these years.

 

upon checking my oxgen blood lvl was 98% when he put this machine on my finger also did a peak flow meter which showed 640, he then sent me to have a spirometry test.

 

The test came back really quickly my results were:

 

FVC 90%

FEV1 94%

FEV1/FVC 107

 

he told me that the spirometry is normal and i dont have COPD , he gave me a nasal spray to clear up my nasal congestion and post nasal driping he also gave me  montelukast sodium 10mg once a day for 1 month, he aslo asked me if i had acid reflex which i did so he game me some thing for that as well.

 

on the 10th i still had the urge to take deep breaths after ever few normal breaths, i was force coughing a bit as well but nor too much mostly in the morning to clear my congestion as that helped kindof. i made an appointment which another private GP for second reference who after checking me told me i might me suffering from anxiety, and gave me Buspirone twice 1 day and fluoxetine  once a day, which seemed to work for the 1st few days along with montelukast sodium  but since 3 day i feel the same as i felt on the 1st day i went to my GP, when i go out i feel to take long beep breath (just 1 or 2 long breath) after every few normal breaths like my breathing is resticted , when i sleep the breathing is normal, i also have muscular pain under my man boobs which is  sensitive to touch.

 

i dont know what wrong with me which do i need to have deep breaths and whats going on with my lungs, i really worried...please kindly help me.

 

 

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  • gtcttww
    gtcttww wheelspk

    Posted

    I am not a doctor but it sounds like stress to me.  I had much of the same thing happen to me.  Actually, I've had that happen to me several times.  I am 54 now, and it started in my late 20s.  When it happens, I try to get rid of whatever is stressing me.  I also take Lorazepam once daily for about a week until it goes away.  My breathing is always the same as yours.  I also got an unexplained "chest wall pain" that hurt really badly.  All tests came back normal.  As we get older, we tend to stress more easily.  The only thing I take now is 5000 iu of vitamin B12 and 10,000 iu of vitamin D on a daily basis.  I feel great.  Try to get plenty of sunshine in your life!  Good luck!
  • DawnDedee
    DawnDedee wheelspk

    Posted

    Hi wheelspk,

    Since all of your tests came back negative, you could now go to an allergist to test your immune system and for allergies that may be the root cause of your symptoms. Taking the Singulair, also known as Montelukest, is a very good step and using a steroid nasal spray and a steroid inhaler is very good too.

    I was born with severe asthma and later added in COPD and emphysema and lost 70% of my lung capacity to permanent damage and I never smoked. I really found your description of trying to reach for that satisfying breath to be so accurate! You do not have to get as bad off as me, so don't let it scare you.

    Anxiety? Could be, but how can you know which began first? Just struggling to breathe causes huge anxiety. Muscular pain is common when all the breathing muscles are over working and body massage helps both anxiety and muscle strain.

    My allergist said the only way to keep the lungs healthy is to keep the nose and upper sinuses healthy. Perhaps you could try to explore the allergy angle and dig deeper into the anxiety angle.

    Sure hope the best for you and hang in there!

    Dawn

    • DawnDedee
      DawnDedee

      Posted

      Oh and try to avoid dairy products because they produce mucus and mucus is the enemy to breathing.
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