I've been breathing weird while exercising for 8 years, but my doctor thinks it's neurological.

Since I was 11, I got a strange breathing issue that was dismissed as a neurological tic. Years later, I finally decided to try and fix my health. I've seen a primary care doctor and a pulmonologist. My blood tests were all normal, thyroids and chest x-ray were normal as well as my lung capacity and EKG. I am always fatigued and tend to feel queasy after eating food and after standing up for more than 10 or so minutes (disgarding walking). I am not currently exercising, however, I was in Colorguard for 4 years during highschool. In regards to my exercise, my breathing gets more ragged and I feel that I am gasping for air with cardio. During Colorguard, I had good stamina, however, by the end of my routines I had to be helped up by my friends and felt incredibly dizzy and out of breath. On rare occasions, I would experience chest pain while exercising as well, but my pulmonologist dismissed any possibility of a heart condition. Right now, they believe that my breathing issue is all in my head and I should see a neurologist, but I'm not sure how one would help anyways. Not to mention, I do not understand how I could breath weird when completely focusing on a routine if it was all in my head, and I do not believe that it explains my constant fatigue. Lastly, I am currently 19 years old, and my mother remembers seeing issues with my fatigue and chest pain when I was only in Elementary school while I was in Gymnastics. I feel stuck right now because I'm not sure if I should seek out a Neurologist or try one more test with my Pulmonologist (a PFT). Any advice would be very helpful at this point, thank you!

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