shortness of breath

[stacey555]

Does anyone have trouble breathing around the time of your period??

[LivingInHope]

There's a good chance you are iron deficient and have anemia if you are having shortness of breath increased during your time of month.  This can make dysautonomia symptoms worse.  (personal experience)  Your iron level can be low and your CBC in normal range, so, please ask for blood iron and ferritin levels, not just the standard CBC to check.

[halbashes]

Shortness of breath, (dyspnea), is a relatively common symptom in Dysautonomia patients.  Even still, if you are experiencing new respiratory symptoms, I would suggest visiting a Pulmonary Specialist.

Even in the absence of Asthma, an oral bronchodilator like Theophylline is sometimes prescribed to stimulate respiration.  Theophylline can also be used as a somewhat mild vasoconstrictor, (similar in strength to the vasoconstricting ability of Ritalin in my experience).

[Lipham]

Yes, and no...I have trouble breathing quite often, but not particularly around the time of my period.   I'm not obese and before this "thing" started getting as worse as it is now I ran 2.3 miles every other day.

[netthetics]

Yes, but then I am morbidly obese too so is hard to tell what is the real reason I can't breathe.  I took echocardiagram and do NOT have MVP.  I have a slight murmur at the mitral valve but nothing to be worried about.  I am a real sick healthy person.  LOL!