Feeling hunger for Air

Hi do you have asthma or any kind of lung disease ? Has anyone been around you with Covid19 ? Please see a doctor. It might be just anxiety but because Covid19 is spreading, you need to be tested and examined. I pray that your symptoms ease up but please get seen by a doctor.

First, I would like to say this is very unlikely COVID-19. Especially, since your symptoms started six months ago. There’s a lot of panic going on over this virus and we should really be careful how much we are throwing that around at people. No need to cause unnecessary panic.

That being said, based on the description that you gave, it sounds a lot like panic attacks. Anxiety can cause huge issues with all of the symptoms you mentioned. I definitely agree that it’s always worth following up with a physician to have this looked into, but you’ve had a lot of upheaval in such a short amount of time at such a young age. (I'm so sorry for that. It can get better, I promise.) It would not surprise me at all if all of your recent grief, loss, and worry for the future were channelled into anxiety. Especially, if you really haven't had a chance to process it all. Just my guess. I wish you the best.

Hello Jihed,

You are a young person of 20 years who is grieving for the loss of a loved one. It seems highly likely you are suffering from panic attacks which is being enhanced from being in a country that is not native to you. Your fear of death will certainly play a major role in your anxiety. If you are unable to self help with the the onset of the attacks or know how to deal with them, you do need to seek professional advice.

You do not describe the type of chest pain you are having. Given your age and circumstances it is in all probability, acid reflux. This can be very painful, starting in the centre of the chest and going through to your back. However, as other have suggested you should seek professional advise.

I understand your fear of going to see a doctor given the current issues with Covid-19. Local pharmacies will be able to advise and may offer you a solution to what appears to be acid reflux.

If the pain is due to reflux, this will require you to consider what you need to do to manage it. For certain, you sould is if you need support for your anxiety. This is not a simple issue to resolve.

I hope you get well soon.

Sincerest best wishes for a speedy recovery

Dear Jihed you must have been very close to your mum and I can understand that as most people are. What I think you are suffering from is not a virus or infection but grief, it can take a long time to feel calm after the death of someone close, the fast heartbeats, often breathlessness and panic attacks are all signs of grief. You may experience insomnia and maybe blackouts caused by extreme tiredness. But if you have a temperature then there might be something else going on.

Grief can be very hard to deal with, as your symptoms are extreme, but normal for many people, you should talk to your doctor, there are several medicines that can help calm you down, just take the edge off so you can relax a little. It's not so easy with social distancing to get grief therapy, you may get some phone sessions or online help, someone to talk to and work through your grief, even help from a charity or religious organisation. As I know it is probably not easy to talk to your brother as everyone deals with grief differently.

You are having a normal reaction to grief, I know as I felt like you many years ago when my young wife unexpectedly died in her sleep, I didn't understand what was happening felt like my heart was going at a thousand bpm, with some meds which took the edge off and eventually counselling it started to slowly get a little easier. It took a year or so before I could sleep properly, most nights, still get the odd time it's not so good and it's been 10 years or so. Seek some medical help please don't leave It, your mum would want you to get help, we all need some help at these times, good luck,

What I also forgot to say was that with grief people often feel better temporarily, when they haven't worked through it or talked to someone. It can take a long time and anyone who says snap out of it etc doesn't understand how it can effect people. Not just racing heart, palpitations, loss of appetite and then burning acid reaction or stomach cramps, there can be many different symptoms all caused by severe grief, even if it had felt better the week before.

Please talk to your doctor and think about counselling of some type, probably phone at the moment, good luck and I hope it starts to feel a bit better soon.

Hi mate 6 months is not long after someone close dieing, your mum would want you to remember her but for the grief to get easier. There is plenty of help if you ask for it, your doctor should be the first person to talk too. I remember what it's like at 6 months, maybe you felt a bit better then suddenly it hits you again, all your symptoms are common for grief. Talk to your doctor he/she can help, when I got to 4-6 months after the death of my wife I couldn't cope, my doc prescribed a few drugs to ease my symptoms and I started counselling. I had to get counselling from a charity as its hard to get on the NHS here. It does get better eventually, I'm sure your mum wouldn't want you feeling so ill, you just gotta take the first step.