Breathing problems only better when lying down!

I am currently experiencing this. I breathe better in fact feel fine laying flat. When I get up I begin shortness of breath and fatigue that gets worse. When you are laying down flat is the least load on the heart. In my case it is my heart caising this. So although there may be other issues don't over look the heart. Have any heart issues ruled out.

Steve

You need to firstly find the reason behind why this is happening. Get yourself checked, probably you can ask your doctor to change your medications. Maybe that should help you in a way. There is also a possiblity that these symptoms that you are facing recently may subside after few days. Contact your doctor for asthma treatment and its medications.

Might I suggest looking into something called hepatopulmonary syndrome. 

The sensation of dyspnea (or shortness of breath) in the upright position is called platypnea. This symptom could be suggestive of a problem in your lungs caused by abnormal intrapulmonary shunts, resulting in a ventilation (oxygen flow) and perfusion (blood flow) mismatch. As this syndrome primarily affects the base of your lung, when upright, the mismatch is more pronounced and you have difficulty breathing.

any update on your condition? my wife is having the same symptoms (no asthma) and currently on the same path as you, with frequent hospital visists and negative tests. She is also having a lot of neurological problems/sensations that are thought to be unrelated.

Hi Minimemo, I have same/similar issues. Many tests came back normal but yesterday my Dr said I have heart shunt- commonly called hole in my heart. Still the things that helped me til today (3 months) are nasacort to help with cough. Its a steriod that cut coughing in half or less. I was coughing 1 time every twenty mins (I documented) and Breo steriod for breathing helps some but not entirely. Dr says I will need a cardiologist. I also keep thinking that antibiotics helped before but she wont give them right now.

I have been fighting the EXACT same symptoms for an entire year and like you it goes away for a short period and comes back. I only get relief when I wake up in the morning but as soon as I stand up, within 10 minutes I'm right back with heavy chest pain (like a balloon inside center of chest), coughing, shortness of breath. I've been to ER 5 times, pulmonary, ent and primary doc countless times and nobody has a clue. I have always thought I inhaled something but it's an act of God to get a bronchoscopy, still can't get a Dr to refer this procedure. Getting severely depressed and desperate, any advice appreciated.

Update :I found bad mold in my house behind the tiles in my bathroom. Once removed I got much better, but I do have contnued sensitivities now to everything. Mold, wood dust, heavy work/labor, perfumes, dust, dry cold air, just about any strong thing sets off a cascade of allergic reaction - ashma/allergies whatever you want to call it. On steriods and inhailers at times to help me breathe. STill have heart problem some and that adds to challenge of breathing.

Anyone found what it is . As I fine laying down but soon as a stand up and move around I start to cough feel chesty .

I have been searching for the reason as to why my cough wont go away after almost two months. After reading the experiences of the people here I feel really bad for everyone because my symptoms are not half as bad although still inconvenient. It started middle of October with a sore throat, headache, coughing with phlegm. I thought it was over 2 weeks later, but a dry cough continued and the puffer didnt help, I have mild asthma. Went to my doctor a month after it all started and he said it was bronchitis and prescribed antis and dimetapp which I took for about 3 days then stopped antibiotics because it made me feel sick. I drink lemon tea with honey and find that it helps and then when I go to sleep the cough goes away. The next morning I dont want to get up because I know its gonna start again. My only symptoms are  a nagging dry cough that stops when I lay down and sleep. please help!

I too have been experiencing this but want to add another glitch, at least in my own case. A couple years ago I was poisoned by the antibiotic Cipro (fluoroquinolone toxicity) which is VERY common (millions have been injured.) Among my more than 30 side effects, which destroyed life as I knew it, was extreme breathing difficulties. It eventually went away, but now I am having breathing trouble again after an asthma attack, and many who are injured by these antibiotics do have side effects come back again, so I am thinking that is also part of my problem. Cipro also gave me fluid around the heart too. If any of you have noticed any other unusual symptoms, you might want to look back and see if you were given Cipro, Levaquin, avelox or any other fluoroquinolones. There is also a site called floxie hope for more information on this.