I have difficulty breathing when changing body position

Hello! I was hoping to get a new opinion on my symptoms. I am 27, female, non smoker, I have hypothyroidism, no heart or lung desease in my family. In March and April I had really strong chest pressure and difficulty breathing, accompanied with palpitations and a knot forming whenever I would lay on any of my sides. I also experienced a feeling of suffocation right behind my nose that would not allow me to breathe though my nose, but I could through my mouth. Every morning at exertion it would take me a few hours to get use to the new position as I would get chest tightness and heavy breathing. I talked to my GP and he decided to lower my levothyroxine dosage (from 50 mg to 25) and after a couple of weeks I felt a bit better. I also got an ecochardiogram and holder monitor and both came out with good results. The thing is I still get 2 of the symptoms: the occasional suffocating feeling and the heavy/slight difficulty breathing when I change position. For example if I sit on a chair and I have my upper back against the chair I feel a constraint in breathing. It's not strong, but it's there. It also happens if I'm on my back and than switch to lying on one side: I get the light constraint in breathing that lasts until my body gets used to this position. I have to mention that I sleep ok but once I wake up I start being aware of my entire upper back and chest and my breathing. also, my nose gets stuffed the minute my head touched the pillow and it take la a few minutes for one of the nostrils to release some of the pressure to allow me to breathe

My saturation is always at 98-99 (using a pulse oximiter to measure) and blood pressure within normal range. I have had a full abdominal scan in December and everything looked OK. If you could point me in the right direction or give me advise in any way I would greatly appreciate it. Nicole

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