Shortness of breath terrified all the time!!

Hi Gill just seen your reply there,

Is it common to have a breathing issue all the time 24/7 with anxiety though? Just I feel as if though my breathing is on manual like

It's a pure struggle with it like a chore almost where as before all this panic and anxiety it was on auto pilot I woudnt even think about breathing.

I didn't meen to send that there I sent it to early by mistake lol

Yeah I have looked loads things up about anxiety on the net although I try to most of he times as it just makes me 100% worse I always stumble across stories and of people been stuck like this for years I don't think I could handle that long I'm on the brink now with it👎

Yeah you mention meditation in your post its mindfullness im

Doing in doing 3 20 mins a day sometimes I just do the one when I get up and one before bet I sometimes miss one I really shouldn't but hey I suppose it helps a bit but even when I'm doing it in thinking about my breathing and my breath will still catch on its own while in doing it it's a nightmare this breathing thing I took my breathing for granted as mad as that sounds.

Thanks for your kind words and advice🙂

Your welcome 😊

Plenty of parsley add it to all your meals this absolutely would help your breathing go and use it.

I have a real battle with it to I ant get my head round it I just can't grasp the fact that anxiety can do this to a person without there been a physical illness causing the shortness of breath if you catch my drift.

I also have a inhaler to use for it to sulbutomol or something which it doesn't really help to be fair.

Arghhh it's so annoying I wish it would just go away I was normal this time last year and I took it all for granted I did.

Are u still experiencing the shortness if breath Luke it's became my number 1 anxiety symptom and it's debilitating it's is ruining my life I fear I have copd or something life threatening I'm on 26 and a non smoker and not overweight it's scary man I feel it 24/7 like u I feel it has to be copd went to the ER over it chest and lung x-ray was good no signs of copd going to my doctor on Wednesday to get a pulmonary function test to make sure it's not copd the breathing is always in my mind short of breath short of breath it's all I think I can't get a break it sucks it's a smothering sensation 24/7

Hi, i am sorry you are experiencing this.

I have been having this for 2 months without stopping.

And i was diagnosed with GERD (acid reflux, silent one, i have almost no symptoms) and i started my antiacid medication 2 days ago and feel so mich better. No shortness of breath anymore.

Just wanted to put it out there so maybe people would check for it.

Gerd can completly mimmick the asthma symptoms. 

Plus, anxiety can be absolutely the same. I had it from gerd, but i also get it from anxiety. And combination of the two is a horror.

I’ve been getting this too. I know it’s my anxiety because well I’ve been dealing with anxiety for 2 years now on and off and it seems like my symptoms change all the time and now it’s this whole breathing thing. It’s annoying because it feels like your chest is tight and the bottom of my throat feels tight too I hope it goes away I just went back on and ssri and I really hope that helps I feel like I obsess over it all day 

I literally feel like I can't breathe and the way I feel is so severe I feel like it could take my life any moment I'm so afraid of dying from this and leaving my family and my animals and my life behind I've begged and pleased for answers I'm givin none the feeling is Terrifying.. I'm afraid any minute will be my last I've afraid I'll go unconscious and I won't return or I'm afraid I live to far from help the way I feel just seems like the way a dying person would feel if I could describe how I felt it would be I feel like a dying person would feel

Have you been checked out by a doctor ? If you have it’s probably anxietyine was so bad it would make me wanna throw up because my chest felt tight I went on Prozac and that feeling went away tho I still have other anxiety issues at the moment atleast that feeling went away it was horrible 

Yeah I've been to the doctors family doctor ER and specialist but I feel it's making a turn for the worst it sucks to be 26 and convinced death is right around the corner

I’m also 26 I know exactly how you feel 

Hey Brently I was wondering if you ever found any answers? I am also a fit non smoking 20something and the shortness of breath is driving me mad. I have 2 kids and a wife and I can’t find any energy to give them after fighting all day at work for breaths. I’ve been to the ER a couple times and they can find nothing. Some days I think it’s anxiety and some days I think there is no way this is anxiety. Was just curious if it ever got better or if you found anything out? 

Never mind didn’t read far enough down the thread. . . 

Found no answers it's very severe I'm to the point now where I'm afraid to do anything because I'm convinced the shortness of breath is from something bad I barely do anything I I don't move around much I live like a terminally ill cancer patient and I hate it I've tried to find answers and nothing I'm just convinced I'm a dead man walking or laying in my case I need to develop hope but it's hard because the shortness of breath feels scary as hell.

Have you gone to get tests done or anything yet?

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Hello valentina what kind of medications did you take that helped you with shortness of breath? I am having the same problem and i am drinking Actavis Omeprazole but it's not helping me and I am 23 days with constant shortness of breath and burping

Hi Jenna, I've been experiencing this for a good 3 years now. I'm under a local hospital for a heart issue when I was a child. during the time I've had Shortness of breath I've had CT scans, blood taken, ECGS, Heart scans the full shabang and have never really found an issue. Does the sensation appear worse when you feel anxious? Like mine will get harder to breath say in a car, on a bus? I did read an article on this last week . drop me a reply if you fancy a read 😃

You and me are look like same symptoms. I am 26 days already Rabeprazole and Pantoprazole helping me in GI symptoms but not shortness of breath.

Hi, I have terrible breathing problems - shortness if breath etc and tightness in chest - feeling like can't get a breath at all, deeps sighs all the time. It's terrible - can't get a decent yawn either. Can I ask what antacid medication you are on? I think this could be what's wrong with me. Do have bad indigestion as well. Would appreciate your advice

Thanks

Ann

hi ann if you think you have acid reflux you are better off speaking to your doctor. I have it myself. I have been and had camera down to check throat and one to check my stomach I also have a hiatus hernia and inflammation of the stomach. it's worth getting it checked properly. I am on medication for mine and I still suffer with short of breath on one side it's horrible and scares me all the time. I have also just had a 24 hour heart monitor done to check for heart problems but still waiting on results and I also deal with mental health half the time I dont feel anxious but still struggle to breath. subconsciously I think we are making ourselves anxious all the time and that's the problem. hope you manage to get sorted

yes no problem at all I am on lanzoprazole 30mg and also have to take gaviscon after food it's a nightmare think my medication has stopped working now though think I need to speak to the doctors again been on them for about 2 years now. worth checking anyways lovely xxxx

hey,

I have exactly the same

I had a few stressful moments around 4months ago and had a panic attack but was unaware what it was at first but after the panic attack.

I now struggle with catching my breath 24/7 and breathing is laboured it's so horrible.

sometimes I struggle to get a calm breath and have to keep trying and so difficult to catch it sometimes.

I went to the hospital (ER) had blood test, pulse oximeter, chest xray , ECG and checked my chest , lungs with stethoscope. it all came back perfect and said it is aniexty but for few hours after I was fine knowing it's in my head but then the next day its back 24/7 and gets me thinking and i spend my life googling symtoms which then makes me worse as think I have of these life threatening dieseses and then get really short of breath.

I got prescribed sertraline as a aniexty tablet but stoped because they made me feel so dizzy and foggy .

I feel like I just need reassurance all the time but surely if the dr done all them checks there cant be anything wrong with me

first thing is stop googleing that will make everything worse and sertraline didnt help me i had to try a different one im now on prozac

Hello, I read your message and it sounds like my story. I constantly have chest pressure and I swear I have copd but I've been to every doctor and they can't diagnose me with anything. Did you do your pulmonary function test?

I had mine tested and it was one point below normal.. but then she started me on inhaler and I went 10 point above my last test and it was labeled as normal.. I am not sure what is going on.. .still scared it could be COPD...

Hi

it started last year in may I extremely panicked that it is covid

But it wasn't after that it lasted for 3 months

This year again it started in March when I woke up I was out of breathe

I fear it may be emphysema or copd or asthma but all tests are normal and I don't smoke

i have done all tests x ray ekg all normal

doc says it's anxiety

I don't what it is

hi parker jam

just joined this forum

my symptoms are same it is an awful experience we are going through

I find that I breathe better when distracted but when trying to sleep it becomes a focus and not within my a bility to stop

Hi mariah sorry to hear you are going through same

I have same symptoms and it goes during sleep or distraction

can we talk

Luke,

Ive been dealing with shortness of breath for 15 months now. It all started after a few panic attacks from alot anxiety, and then all of a sudden I started over breathing 24/7 and it never went away. when it first started, I was majority constantly struggling to get a breath in. I could barely finish a sentence and my stomsch and chest and throat (globus) were all so tight. I would just lay on the sofa panting for breath. I then slowly did reduced breathing exercises over a few months and very slowly i got to the point that i could finish my sentences. I knew i had to calm myself down by telling myself that I was fine all my life and doctors have checked me and there isnt anything wrong with my heart or lungs. Overbreathing has become my new normal and I need to know find how to overcome this. Yes, anxiety caused this Luke. My doctor told me he had a patient who temporarily thought she was blind from anxiety and a patient who was temporarily paralized from the head down due to it. Its a vicious cycle. Our body knows how to breath and we need to find our way back to our natural breath but thos overbreathing is a habit thats become difficult to get out of. Im now trying a medication called Amnitryptoline because others have commented that though it takes time, it really helps them. So far, in just the two weeks Ive been on 10 mg, it has helped calm me down much more. Thats important bc if your sympathetic nervous system is contantly dominating, your nervous system will be on constant overdrive. I have been so freeked out about my overbreathing that I had pounding heart, my ears were over sensitive to everyday sounds, I'd feel like I was breathing through a straw, and I felt major depression. Another thing that really improved so far is my globus (tightness feeling like something stuck in your throat), even the tightness in my chest started to feel a little better. I just started on 20 mg last night and will do that for two weeks before I try to move up to 30mg. I understand it can give you some inital side effects as you get used to it. The first fews days i felt super physically exhaused and a bit of dry mouth. I know I dont have Gerd or Silent Reflux bc i did a major non acidi diet for months and PPI medicine twice a day but there is was no change. So this tells me it is a new breathing pattern that has made my CO2 levels to be off and in turn gives the shortness of breath and air hunger feelimg.

You got to tell yourself everyday this will pass.

Hi! are you doing any better? If not ive been struggling with Signing dyspnea for almost four months and its been a struggle. Ive came across bpd(breathing pattern disorder) That is caused by anxiety and stress but is harmless! If you go on youtube or google(or you fan talk to your docter about it) they can tell you so any exercises on how to get your breathing back on track within 3-4 weeks. I struggle with anxiety and panic disorder and i always have shortness of breath and ive been to the docter any times for x-rays blood work and ekgs All coming back perfectly normal.Even the docters would listen to my lungs to make sure im getting enough air when i am! But im starting breathing exercises to help with my breathing patterns. I hope this helps:))

kenzie, what breathing exercises exactly are you doing?

can you describe your shortness of breath for me? Do you feel short of breath all the time like youve just walked up a steap hill? I also find myself signing.

hi did you over come this breathing if so how? im going through the same ruining my life im

undergoing alot of tests aswel though heart rate has been 180 190 been rushed to hostpital but scared to take medictaion the side affect are awful from the ones i took

what Antacid did you use?

Hi! I've had shortness of breath and headaches for 2 years+ and anxiety for about a year. It's almost like I'm forgetting to breathe and then needing to catch a breathe that's stuck in my chest.

What started of as acid reflux, indigestion and diarrhoea 2 years ago after binge drinking turned out to be what will shape my future. My entire life is on pause.

Good thing I'm a very observant person. What triggered my shortness of breath was 2 years ago when I had a panic attack while i had indigestion so I was unable to breathe properly from my stomach/chest region.

Ever since I've been like this. Shortness of breath and headaches and anxiety 24/7. Acid reflux once in a month when I don't stick to my diet. Gassy all the time. Recent constipations for 6 months now.

The only relief I get sometimes is when I drink water to burp or yawn. The relief lasts for only 30 seconds.

Inhalers don't help. Antacids don't help. Breathing techniques don't help.

I'm fit and I'm 25 years old. I can't go swimming anymore. I can't be with my friends. I can't concentrate. I can't even look people in the eyes. I'm shaky all the time. SOMEBODY HELP ME.