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Trying to catch my breath

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sharcerv52408
sharcerv52408

Hi Ladies!

Have any of you experienced feeling like you need to take in more air like you need to catch your breath. It's not really like having shortness of breath but more like when you are speaking and at the end of your phrase you need to catch your breath before continuing. The only thing is I feel this just in normal breathing. I went to ER the other day, they listened to my lungs and checked my oxygen levels and everything was normal. I was just wondering if anyone else got this and was it yet another peri symptom.

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  • Fudgeybear1
    Fudgeybear1 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Hi,it's funny you should mention this symptom,I ve noticed I ve been finding I need a deep intake of breath at times,it's very strange,I'm sorry I have no idea why it happens,I just wanted to let you know you re not alone x
  • pinkcatfairy
    pinkcatfairy sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yes i did have a stage where this happened to me especially when i was talking and felt i needed an extra breath to continue, i'm sure another peri symptom x
  • monique_93857
    monique_93857 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    i have been going through this WOW!!!!! seems like everytime i get on here to ask a question someone has ask the question already thanks ladies im not going kookoo for coocoo pops 
  • michelle50768
    michelle50768 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yes yes yes I do and then of course it sends my anxiety through the roof which has been a close companion of mine on this awful perimenopause roller coaster that ive been on for 8 years and counting! !!

    Presently off work with a bad back and hip oh and I have a urinary tract infection aswell.

    Hope this reassures you as all the other ladies that have replied having the same thing x

  • ursulauc62
    ursulauc62 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Hi, yes I've had this too for several years, since my early forties, - not so much now, - and it made me very socially phobic, and ery anxious when doing my job. I was a lecturer, so the anxiety that the students wouldnt hear what I said was terrible.

    I've been checked out for loads of sthff healthwise, so its definitely anxiety related.

    • sharcerv52408
      sharcerv52408 ursulauc62

      Posted

      Yeah it's amazing the stuff that can happen to you during this transition.
  • michelle50768
    michelle50768 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Hey

    I know this is off the subject but anyone here get bad nausea almost like when ur pregnant and bloating?

    The nausea seems to be coming more often now than my recent perimenopause years

    Thanks ladies x

    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 sharcerv52408

      Posted

      Oh sharcerv its horrible isnt it. Ive had two upper endoscopies and they said its all clear. Who knew that this transition could cause so much awfulness. Not sute if thats a word but its the best way I can describe it lol.

      Hope it all goes away for you soon x

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