Shortness of breath, depression
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Shortness of breath ive been expiereiencing for about 6 months now. I had no idea what it was, when i would fall asleep like closing my eyes i would feel like i was going to stop breathing so i would open my eyes right away. i would go to the er almost every week once i started having anxiety, and they wouldnt know what it was. they would do ekg chest xray and blood test and wouldnt find anything. one doctor thought it could have been covid even tho i tested negative but thought i still had it. so he then prescribed me medicine as if i had broncitis like pills and inhaler, i used inhaler once and stopped using it because i once took it before bed and i felt my heart racing and felt like i couldnt breathe and felt like i was going to pass out so i then never took it. after i took the medicine i was still feeling shortness of breath so i went back to the er and then at that time the doctor didnt even check me for anything because i was in the er a couple of times before that time i had went in and told me that they could never find anything. she then told me it was anxiety that i had. & i had no idea what anxiety was. i then had to follow up with a primary doctor which i didnt have i then found one & all he told me was to stick out my hands and then again he said it was anxiety i had so i was then on medication for anxiety. i started to feel better around september once i started to feel better i no longer wanted to be on medication. early october i started to get heartburn, so after that my anxiety started again. but still wouldnt take anything for it. until recently i decided to go back on medication for anxiety because i felt it was getting worse. especially since my daughter had covid early december i thought that really brought me down. i felt my anxiety was sky high. i wouldnt eat or sleep. the whole month of december was horrible. early janurary i then decided to call my doctor to ask him if he could prescribe me some medication for anxiety cause i felt like i couldnt take it anymore. i also started to get depressed because i felt like i couldnt enjoy my daily activites. so now im starting counceling . what i was afraid of was my daughter getting covid and she ended up getting it. before she started school i started to get anxiety for the same reason of the pandemic going on. this day i feel like theres times i breathe okay and theres times i feel like im gonna stop breathing at some point. i cant even sit down and watch a movie because i feel the need to get up and do something to get my mind off of "i feel like im gonna stop breathing" even laying down i feel like im gonna stop. theres times i dont even feel anxious but i guess my brain is tricking me into i am. i never in my life expierienced anxiety or knew it existed but i can tell you that it SUCKS!
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jan34534 mselena1307
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i’m sorry you are going through this. what’s really important is to practice proper breathing for anxiety because that is the key to calming everything down and staying in the present moment so that you don’t worry about things so much. Get on YouTube and search for breathing exercises for anxiety. It relaxes the mind and the body . Once you practice it a few times you can do it anywhere at any time.
You don’t have to let anxiety keep you in a state of fear. There are also many other great relaxing meditation for anxiety, sleep, overthinking, panic etc. you need to calm your entire mind and body on a regular basis. I listen to these during the day and also when I lay down to sleep. I fall right asleep and if I happen to wake up in the middle of the night I listen again instead of laying there with a racing mind. I’m glad you are going to counseling and I do hope you feel better soon take care of yourself.
dip58448 mselena1307
Posted
hi mselena,
I have something quite similar for 8 months now, and it's been very difficult. I feel like I can't get a deep satisfying breath. My ribs feel tight, like my chest can't expand enough to get a deep breath. Breathing takes a lot of effort. And I have some of thoughts you mentioned, that my breathing will stop, or I will suffocate, or my muscles will get too tired to keep this up. I also feel like I can't sit - especially when my breathing is hard, i need to get up and move to get my mind off it.
I have tried inhalers, acid reflux meds and the usual meditation and yoga, but nothing has really helped. I'm looking to get pregnant and so upset that I have to do deal with this. I had xray, ECG and lung function test. All was normal, except lung function test showed some possible borderline mild asthma.
Do you have similar symptoms? What triggered it for you? I have no anxiety, so not sure why I have this. Did the meds help you? Are you starting meds again?
I'm here if you want to talk.