Shortness of breath even when im not having an anxiety attack!

Your adrenaline is through the roof . Let the meds work .

The breathlessness is the self preservation kicking in. That's how we run from danger's . It serves our selves to keep us alive ,only problem is it doesn't know when to shut off. I promise you if you'll just concentrate day to day on slow breathing techniques it does help.

In May 2021 I began having a constrictive feeling when breathing. My body feels like it needs a deep breath but it is hard to come by. This issue would come and go with no pattern, however, if I was engaged in an activity (i.e., work meeting or long walk) it usually abated. I visited the doctor in mid-May and after x-rays/EKG doctor said it was stress and anxiety. Was prescribed inhaler which had done nothing (except make me feel light-headed). The last few months it was minor, but since August 2021 it has come on almost daily. I thought of returning to the doctor but being told to "exercise more" and "take it easy" isn't really going to help (I exercise plenty and have a pretty happy life). I appreciate this thread as if I do return to the doctor I feel like I can better describe my symptoms and hopefully find an answer.

Just wondering, does anyone have laboured breathing too? Like it takes a LOT of effort to really force and take an inhale? A lot of people talked about shortness of breath, which I have too, but I also have very high effort required for inhaling. Like my airways are all narrowed, and I have to use lot of energy to breathe past it, to get a deep breath. Sometimes the effort and deep breath works, other times it doesn't (which is scary!). Like some of you, I feel like I don't have much stress in my life, and before this happened, I was a happy, care free person. Now I can barely leave the house. It's been like this for 4 months, and nothing is helping. Just looking to talk to someone for support. Really hope everyone here starts feeling much better soon!

i have been dealing with this exact issue and it sucks! Out of curiosity if you are dealing with this have you had COVID? My doctor seems to think that my anxiety has came back because I had covid last october and it has did some damage to my brain chemistry.

Hi! Yes, I am 30 and I am experiencing shortness of breath, just trying so hard to take a deep breath and yawn when I am with people. Definitely no meds for me. No anxiety attacks, though I have been through a bit of trauma in the last 5 years from deaths to natural disasters. Not sure what it is, I am a massage therapist and I do do regular massages to keep chest and back loose.

I am traveling South America with my husband on motorcycle, so maybe there is stress there. I am sure there is...

Hey! I was literally searching through posts to find one like yours. I'm almost 31. I've had diagnosed panic disorder for many years now but these last few months have been so awful and debilitating. I have health anxiety. and I am constantly afraid of having a heart attack. despite many ekgs, xrays, labs..

my symptoms when i was younger used to be fast heart rate, numbness, hyperventilating...but now it's jaw pain, arm pain, heartburn, uncontrollable feel... and then the worst ones chest tightness and shortness of breath. the shortness of breath is what prompted me to even reach out for a group to talk to as I'm experiencing it right now. so you are not alone. I'm sorry you are going through this. I don't wish it on anyone. I'm currently on 4 medications to try and find some peace and that alone makes me anxious thinking about being on so much medication! it sure does feel like there is no end to this horrible condition.

i have been wxperiencing this for almost 2 years now. so many people have thought i was crazy. i dread going to doctors at this point because ive seen so many and im tired of everything always coming back normal. and worse, paperwork from every doctor and medicine, etc always says to go to the er if i experience what im feeling and it worsens or whatever, but the erhas not helped me once, and im pretty sure ive been well over a dozen times. its only gotten worse for me. i can barely function day to day. i cant rest or relax. breathing excersizes make it worse. sitting and laying down dont help. ive literally sspent days days on end ina row, refus regularly feeling likei can’t catch my breath. i can’t keep this up. i just want to feel normal again. i had an endoscopy done yesterday. I’m following this thread and im terribly sorry for you and anyone wise experiencing this. is like being Waterboarded 24/7

I think I have this same thing. I've been short of breath every single day for months. Ive been to the ER and now the lung doctor and everything has come back normal. Ive had a chest xray, multiple blood tests, a ct scan (which was hell for my anxiety), and a breathing test. ALL NORMAL. It has got to the point where I want them to find something seriously wrong with me, so I can get treatment and be okay. I have never been seen for my anxiety and at this point I know I really need to be, but I'm convinced I have some lung or heart disease because how do I feel all this pressure on my chest and shortness of breath every single day. I need help with my anxiety, but I don't even know where to start.

Does anyone else experience constant racing heart as well? My heart pretty much races almost all day every day from the minute i wake up. Cardiologist says all is ok.