Constant Shortness of Breath

[zambrotta19]

Hi,im a 22 year old male and i've been dealing with this constant shortness of breath for over 6-7 years now. I written on a forum about this before but just hadd to write one again. Its hard to say but doctors have no idea what's wrong with me.I see so mnay people dealing with this problem and it seems like theres no diagnosis. It just strated outta the blue I went to take a deep breath and i couldnt get that last bit of hair to satisfy the breath and this whole vicious cycle started. After that for about 2 years i was constantly taking deep breaths and not able to get a satisfied breath. I WAS CONSTANTLY YAWNING>SIGNING AND TAKIN UNSATISFIED DEEP BREATH ALL DAY LONG. I had reached the point when i was staying home in my bed just hoping i would die so it would stop.  After 2 years or so it seemed to just go away. It then came back right after i smoked a cigarette . Ever since then its been an ongoing struggle. I feel as if i have no control of my life, and im constantly thinking of my breathing. I feel hopeless and feel as if no one understands what im going through or that i have this disease that doctors cant detect. My doctor has put me on xanax for anxiety and it seemed to cut the edge off a lil but its still there. Its not as bad as when i first got it but it still disrupts my life. I can only work 2 days, i don't go to school  and i don't have much of a happy life .I've gone to cardiologist, ent's, gi's, pulmonary doctors. I've gone through xrays, PFT, EKG, stress tests, endoscopy . Only thing i have is GERD/LPR with sinsation of lump in throat and a very small irregular heart beat. I also am constantly clearing my throat.I heard that can be because of the Gerd/LPR. I just took a new PFT test and my breathing is normal. i did have a deviated septum but got that fixed..My lung specialist says its just all in my head and that i have this because ive become aware of my breathing pattern. i've used advair, singular and breathing pumps for asthma with no results. when im sitting or laying down its seems to be fine but when i stand up or move it kicks in more. I'm losing hope on what's going on with me. Does anyone have this?If so can anyone recommend anything else i should look for? the only thing i really want to do is a MRI or CT scan but doctors say 99 percent sure nothing will show.Has anyone heard of chronic hyperventilation syndrome? or phrenic nerve damage? if anyone can be of help please email me or post a message?

[mirandalea]

Hi. My name is miranda,  around christmas time I got sick, started out with a sinus infection, then moved to a cold, grand finale beginning of Feb was diagnosed with bronchitis borderline pneumonia.  Doc gave me an inhaler and two other kinds of antibiotic.  Now got another cold due to low immune system from the antibiotic. Throughout thw past month and a half been having short of breath.  So I go the the inhaler, there's not a significant amount of difference in my breathing after I inhale. I think it just enabling me and I think my head thinks I need it (if that makes sense).  Lately I've been doing what yall have been doing focusing on my breathing.  So Instead of going to doctor after doctor and spending thousands im going to try this CD.   I never thought this was brought on by anxiety, but I guess it could be since im on month three of not feeling well.  What are your thoughts on this?

[inej]

oh my! i have the same problem, i have been experiencing that for 4 months now, everyday i chase for my breathe, my ecg,as well as 2d echo just have minor mitral valve prolapse but the doctor says it was so minor that he might not even consider it for an MVP. So i have been going back and forth to many doctors but none of them may seem to find any problem, one doctor says, i had a panic attack so i believe it was it. but i really feel it , if it is all only in my mind why do i feel so hopeless like specially at night, i am having sleepless night because i cant breathe and even during day time , i can feel it, even if im just talking or trying to sing, i feel like gasping for air, plus a lot of times i cant feel my hands or my arm is shaking , i feel like its hard for me to breathe through my nose, so i use vicks, *but that wont last for long) i would try to breathe through my mouth but i feel like it dries so i still cant breathe properly, i just hope and pray to live a normal life again..

[aukenii]

Interesting, About 5 months ago I started having shortness of breath and sometimes left side chest discomfort. Sometimes its so bad a fear I might die. Doc. sent me for stress test , echo c .Heart sonogram etc.etc.  Came up with left ventricle hypotrophy. (Thickness of the left ventricle wall ) Do to a long life of weight lifting. This causes my heart to work extra hard to pump blood and reduces the proper amount of oxygen supply to the organs. I'm 54 now and reducing my time in the gym do to age related slow down. However my heart is conditioned to work harder but my body says slow down .Doc raised my blood pressure meds to compensate and hopefully this will reduce and reverse the lvh. However......since I read your post I'm now wondering if all of that was discovered  by chance.
        I started gaining some body fat when I slowed down with the weights. That got me thinking about eating better and that took me in the direction of eating more wheat's, grains nuts and outs along with all the other healthy foods. I'm now wondering if my problem might be gluten. So I'm going cut back on gluten foods and see if I can get my regular breathing back. Thanks for the info.  

[Breannaco800]

Hi guys I just started going through this. What I think triggered my anxiety is because some laced amphetamines in my drink and I was freaked out ever  since. It's been a month since it happened and I'm having problems again. I say in bed all day loosing hope . It took me 5 days to get rid of my anxiety last time. I just want it to go away. I'm glad I'm not alone in this and hope some of you can give me tips on how to cope and get rid of it because I need to get back to school !!!  Thank you

[lexluthor021860]

I have this issue to some days are better than others not being able to get a breath of fresh air is very unconfortable

[lexluthor021860]

do not feel bad i have this same exact problem when i breath through my nose i cant feel a thing even when its clear and i cant take a deep breath either and when i try for it it feels like it dont go past my throat. I have also been to the Doctors and got told its all in your head. the fact is these days they just dont care if you have to suffer ive been dealing with this for 2 years now and having 5 panic attacks a day because i cant get help. Im not gonna tell you to just hang in there because i know who tiring that gets to. My chest is so out of wack because of my breathing im now trying to get back on meds that i hope helps