Hi there,
Really hoping someone can relate to my problem, since January this year, out of nowhere i started feeling the need to take a deep breath quite frequently, at least every 5-10mins (maybe less sometimes), i never have a problem achieving the full satisfactory breath, just have a persistent urge to keep doing it. Now this has now escalated for over 2 months and has brung on severe anxiety and depression. I have no energy at all and dont want to leave the house, i have insomnia too. Before all this i used to be in the gym twice a day and a very active guy. Im 28 years old, 6ft, was 16.5 stone and now 15. Lost a stone and a half in 3 months. Ive had every test from the docs. Ecg, 4 diffrent blood tests, chest x ray, heart scan (echo), 24hr holter, blood pressure is always spot on. I could list so many other symptoms but ide be here allday. I need my life back. Help!! Please!!
I'm an old guy so my experience may not relate well.
You say slightly overweight... that's how I would describe myself, add to that my age, my overweight translates to belly fat. I think I notice some breathing impact when my stomach gets large - here I am no more than 25 pounds overweight and almost 6' 6" tall, and I think the fat is noticeable on more than my belt and trousers.
I also suffer from chronic nasal congestion, and that makes me feel like an onset of suffocation at times especially when lying in bed on my back - so I take deep breaths through my mouth and it sometimes doesn't completely solve the problem. Can you breath freely through your nose? This is how we are "designed" to breath, mouth breathing is a safety path for breathing, not the primary path.