Excessive Yawning and Constant Need to Breathe Deep

yeah I do

Suggest you to check blood ammonia level. High ammonia level cause this feeling too (there are many reasons,why ammonia can be high and one of reasons is liver failure). By the way, do you have any other symptoms except this feeling?

ive been checked and assured my organs are fine

been there for 16 years now. you need to take chill pills... KLONOPIN 1mg 3x per day works for me. i got them down to 2 x per day now. it has taking me all these years to finally except that i have anxiety. i never believed it. but? if it was something more serious, i would have been dead by now. its real and understand you. i still get short of breath and its real. anxiety is real. i never thought i was an anxious guy but its unconscious. you will be tired from the benzos but you will get used to them. they work but unfortunately you will be dependent on them. it definitely beat the shortness of breath tho.

I also have it 24/7 with no breaks for more than 12 years. Don't think anyone could help us. I have read almost all forums on internet, have done many of tests, visited a lot of doctors (most of them thinks we are crazy). There is more hope for people, who feel air hunger in episodes, not all the time. I felt better only after ammonia level in blood became normal, but only about 20% better.

havent seen a solution yet other then taking benzos and wine. so? they do work tho. if it were a real problem, they would still exist with or without a bottle of wine right?

YOU EXPLAIN THE AIR HUNGER AND YAWNING EXACTLY AS I HAVE IT. 16 YEARS NOW AND NOT ONE ANSWER OTHER THEN ANXIETY. THE ANXIETY COMES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO BREATH.

Did you see a neurologist before?

My pulmonologist said that my lungs are fine and I might need to see a neurologist! He thinks I might have weak chest muscles. By the way incruse ellipta inhaler cured my shortness of breath completely,I had a sample from my primary doctor. But the problem is the pulmonologist won't prescribe it because I don't have asthma or copd, also it's a challenge for me to take it because it's so expensive and insurance companies wouldn't cover it and while I was taking it a had a few side effects from it .

Benzos and wine? You actually encourage that?

Wine and other alcohol tends to make breathing worse for me. But, I drank alcohol for years without having this problem, so I know I am not allergic to it. Sounds like your problem is anxiety, but it is not mine nor is it for NCguy2254.

The anxiety comes as a result of not being able to get a satisfying breath. I have this breathing problem yet am completely calm. I do not have panic attacks or anxiety disorder. I can be in a great mood or having fun with friends and family and I will still not be able to breathe well. Every bit of movement triggers the shortness of breath, as well as food and beverages. This is a real problem, not one that can be fixed with benzodiazepines and alcohol.

You have anxiety just like me... I don't ever hyperventilate or does my pulse rate elevate. My pulse ox is lower then it can be but normal at 96%. I have patients that have COPD that pulse ox 100%. I am not saying that benzos and alcohol are the answer to anything but? They help me to capture a full breath! You know how huge that feat is... I wish i never had to take anything. before this came on suddenly sixteen years ago, I never even took an aspirin. tried inhalers. No noticeable change. SSRIs are useless. Breathing exercises, Acupuncture, Yoga, Cardiac cath, pulmonary, shrink, labs, MRIs, VQ Scans, Allergist. NOTHING FOUND. ANY IDEAS?

Did you read anything I said? I DO NOT have anxiety.

I have been recently diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndome, which causes shortness of breath and other symptoms.

If you're so sure all you have is anxiety, why are you still on here searching for answers?

I was also diagnosed with mild POTS after a tilt table test, but it doesn't really explain my prolonged post-exertional air hunger. Do you feel satisfied with your diagnosis? As I've mentioned on this board before, I've had extensive and even invasive testing (including a CPET with right heart cath), and essentially everything but the tilt table test was normal. I believe, whatever it is that's causing this, the POTS is just one way it's manifesting, and they still haven't found the root cause. I don't feel that I'll have a diagnosis until it manifests in more obvious ways.

I also believe it's likely that not all of us suffering with these symptoms have the same issue. I'm sure some do have anxiety, perhaps some have undiagnosed cardiopulmonary problems, some have GERD or hiatal hernias, and some have none of the above. It's silly for anyone to be certain that we all have the same issue. Just like many different issues can cause tachycardia or hypertension, everyone here with air hunger isn't likely to have the same problem.

well, there is a real problem, cause healthy people shouldn't feel air hunger. But if you think, there is not a real problem, so why are you there? Alcohol diminishes the baro receptors (aortic and carotid) reflex by interacting with receptors in the brain stem, so your brain get not real information from receptors. Alcohol also changes corisol level, whitch abnormal range cause air hunger too. Maybe it interacts with other things in your body. It's good that at least you have something, that helps.

I have been told that shortness of breath is a POTS symptom. I think this is what is going on with me, yes. Are you doing anything for treatment? And what do you think the root cause could be?

And I agree, not all of us have the same thing. Not all of us experience the shortness of breath in the same way, which I think makes a huge difference in diagnosis.

yes we all have air hunger/ dysfunctional breathing and there is many causes we 100% dont all have the same root cause.. all i know is this is disabling i haven't felt happiness for a entire year i struggle to perform daily task...

I received my POTS diagnosis about 3 years ago and started a program of exercises on a recumbant bike. I did that for maybe 6 months and then had to stop due to back problems. I don't feel that it really had an impact on my symptoms (which started about 4.5 years ago after a workout). My air hunger sort of waxes and wanes, but the trigger is always some type of exertion, perhaps even bearing down during weight-lifting or orgasm, for example. I'm not sure, but the air hunger can be mild to extreme and last from half a day to a full week. I've tried benzos, salt pills (my BP is normal but on the lower end: generally 90/60, and it seems I have troubke holding onto fluids), breath retraining, etc -- nothing helps except time. I figure maybe I have pulmonary hypertension that didn't show up during my CPET since it didn't trigger symptoms, or maybe some kind of chronic, low-grade metabolic acidosis (my levels were off once, but normal upon retest). I really have no idea. Anyway, my cardiologist acknowledged that I failed the tilt table, but he didn't think POTS was causing my prolonged, non-position-dependent air hunger. He didn't really have a good answer for me but mentioned I may be in the same class of people who have CFS where they just don't know what's wrong but at least I should take comfort in the fact that, whatever it is, it's probably not going to kill me. Nothing is really a comfort while I'm experiencing the air hunger.

hey alexis you remember this forum what a journey

hey alexis u remember this forum what a journey

this is where it all began this is your LTL