Having trouble breathing deeply

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Hello, I have read a few of your posts about issues similar to mine. I see that alot of you are experiencing s.o.b (shortness of breath) or issues breathing deeply as well.

I am 32 years old and have these spells where I cant take a solid breath in. I am about 70lbs over weight, however, before i get these spells, it my activity level is fine. So its not that. I also in the oast have had a few panic attacks. So severe at times i had to stop working and going to school. When i had those attacks, ot wasnt the same as the trouble breathibg i have now... however, the breathing issue did throw me into panic once.. it was so bad i cried and shook. I also experience chest pain once in a while when this happens. Not always. I get very dizzy and light headed. Sometimes tingly. I have had about 3 of these spells. Once when I was about 23, 31, and now 32. When it happens, it lasts for like a month or two. It is very uncomfortable. Its like my chest wont allow me to take deep breaths. I can get one in once in a while but rarely. I also have trouble sneezing and yawning due to this. Seems to be ok when laying down. But trying to walk very far, even getting dressed is a task. It is waaaaay worse when showering. I almost hyperventilate in the bath. It is ruining my life. I do have afib.... i really dont think it is that. If i dont think about the breathing it is ok usually. I try to occupy myself to take my mind off of it. I have been to the doctor 3 times. He has no idea. Says could be afib....asthma....stress..... and the hospital said maybe axid reflux... all my xrays and heart evals looked fine...besides mild afib..Sometimes i wonder if im just freaking myself out.... but sometimes it's as real as day. I use albuterol nebulizer every 4 hours. It helps a lot but not 4 long. This is so scary and making life difficult. Please if anyone has answers let me know. Thank you.

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    Hello Anna, I have the breathlessness most of the time, when I try to do a bit of work, and I have now been diagnosed with Emphysema, I have tried most things, nearly every inhaler, but I have had no real reliei am sorr.yf.
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    Sorry you are having problems breathing. This year I started having shortness of breath and coughing if I too much or laughing. Apparently coughing was because I’m trying to catch my breath. My doctor did some breathing tests on me and I had a regular and a HD CT scan. I have been diagnosed with beginning of lung disease. No I never smoked but growing up I was around second hand smoke. Unfortunately for me I am also being checked for cancer there is a blip on my CT scans. Has your doctor done a CT scan through pulmonary and breathing test through pulmonary. If not you need to see a pulmonary doctor. Not saying you have my problems like I do but just for your peace of mind. Don’t think I have cancer but better safe than sorry. 
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    Who gave you a nebulizer and was it for asthma?

    What are you taking for AFib?

    It may be that you're having episodes of fast AFib, that's causes the chest pain and SOB.

    Why do you have AFib? - you're very young.

    But if the nebulizer helps - that suggests Obstructive LD. Are you wheezy in these episodes?

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