Why do I have this shortness of breath that won't go away?

[villa67]

Finally!!  I have had this condition for many years now and could never get an answer on what it could be.  Now I feel like I am not crazy.  There are many other people out there that feel the same.  I get this breathing problem on and off and if I am lucky, it will last about a week then disappear.  But it always returns.  Sometimes it gets really bad and I feel like I am getting no oxygen.  I constanly have to yawn to take in a deep breath. It wears me out.  I feel fatigued and I cannot do anything.  I just read about the salt thing and will definetly try it.  Also, I noticed that during my last pregnancy, I did not have these symptoms at all.  I really enjoyed those 9 months of being able to breathe.  How weird!!

[onemanmovement]

wow your technique really seems to help me. it seems like after i blow the air out of my lungs, and then hold it, and the breathe back in, the breath is much deeper and I don't feel out of breath when i do this. Any more advice, breathing techniques?

[kxa1971]

I'll briefly explain. It is caused by over breathing which messes up the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen. Everyone on this post has chronic hyperventilation I am sure of it. Your blood HAS to have the proper amount of carbon dioxide to be able to deliver the oxygen to the cells including the brain cells. Over breathing blows off to much carbon dioxide and the oxygen just rides around in the blood but can't make the exchange to the cells due to the low carbon dioxide. The result you feel out of breath because you are. Your cells are not getting enough oxygen. It is a cycle that you get caught in and it is difficult to break because when you feel out of breath you want to breath more but actually you need to breath less so that your carbon dioxide will build back up. If you've been this way for a long time it could take months to fully recover but you will. When there is no proper balance in oxygen and carbon dioxide it is called respiratory alkalosis. Your cells are starving for oxygen that is why you feel the way you do!

Do this: Keep your mouth closed and always breath through your nose: first point. Next expel all of your breath from your lungs through your nose and hold your breath as long as you can with your lungs empty. When you can't hold any longer slowly draw in air through your nose. Pause then let it out slowly again and hold your breath again with your lungs empty. Do this for no less than twice a day for 30 minutes. It may be hard but you HAVE TO build up your carbon dioxide. I promise you the CO is totally to low from gasping for air all the time and your respiratory center in your brain has now been conditioned to NOT allow enough carbon dioxide. That is why you and everyone on this post is stuck! Breathing less is the ONLY way to reverse it!

The Buteyko exercises are the ONLY way out of this. Period! Ge the book from amazon called "Close your mouth" it will reverse this. After a desperate struggle with this it has been 100% reversed. God is good!