TROUBLE BREATHING-YAWNING

[Artcos]

ALL-I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET A BREATH OF AIR IS TO YAWN...?? So..i went to the ER because I thought something was seriously wrong only to find out I had a lung infection.  I was thrilled to know what was wrong with me, thinking that this disorder would go away....I was wrong. After the infection cleared, I still couldn't breath properly. Fed up...i searched deep for more answers and it turns out it was anxiety.  I didn't even know what it was, until I did more research and found out it affects so many things including breathing.  I have read "PANIC AWAY" by Joe Barry and it has really calmed me down, this book generally discussed anxiety but there is a chapter on breathing and this is what changed me.  I hope this helps as I know this condition is HELL and it still unbelievable to think Doctor's can't help!!


This discussion is related to Yawning and Shortness of Breath.

[chaps3]

My 7 year old son had ongoing stomach pain which even with thousands of dollars worth of tests, doctors could not solve.  During testing I coincidently started buying my family unpasteurized goats milk from a reputable seller (as I had grown up drinking it).  My son's stomach issues immediately disappeared by replacing cow's milk with the unpastuerized goat's milk (I had tried pasteurized goat's milk to no effect).  This week we ran out of goat's milk and my son had regular  milk.  That's when he started this odd yawning and deep breaths telling me it was hard to catch his breath. He also had a bit of acid reflux.   I'm going to restock our goat's milk supply today.  I'm convinced of the milk/acid reflux link...at least in our case.  Now the test will be to see if his breathing symptoms go away when he goes back to drinking goats milk.

[navigator1]

I am 33 and I am surprised that so many people have this issue. I have had it since when I was 13. My mother has always had it. I agree that major factors are stress, anxiety, over eating (or eating too fast). Generally the advice is to slowwwwwwwwwwwwwww dowwwwwn your life.

I am taking the recomendation to wath my chest muscles and try to relax my shoulders more often than I did in the past.

But the one thing that I am not sure anyone has mentioned is usage of caffeine products such as coffee, tea and chocolate products. Try to stay away from any caffeine product when you get your "attacks" for 1 week.

Having this breathing issue can be such a life changing experience and looking at other people you may think: "How would life be like when you don't have to worry about taking a good old deep breath?"

One advice is not to tell children around you about the type of problem that you have. I feel that is contagious, seriously!! Its almost a state of mind that while most people don't even think while they breath, some of us have that rhythm of life very messed up and are at times out of tune.

One last suggestion.  It does seem like the way you want to "satisfy" yourself is via a big yawn. But I am discovering that the opposite is true.

Instead of catching the big breath, take small, several breaths and try to imitate normal breathing, nice and slow. You may need to do that a dozen times or more and the trick is that after you do that a few times, your brain will shift attention to other stuff and you will forget your problem, at least for a while.

Anyway, good luck, slow down, pray more, eat less and don't pass it to your kids!!

[Sususs]

Okay I feel like when I breath in I cant breath in all the way if you know what I mean it's been a week already i have no pain nothing just that then my throat kinda got like dry it's WIERD does anyone know what it can be or something by the way I'm just 13 so it ***** someone please answer if you know what it can be please??

[Kstas]

I am almost 43 yrs old.  Believe it or not, when I was a young child, my mom took me to the Dr, because I was having this problem, and the dr's diagnosed me with being allergic to fertilizers....turns out, that is not the case...it is actually anxiety,and believe it or not, young children can suffer from it as well, depending on their surroundings.  I also found, as I am older, speaking to a therapist, that this is a LEARNED habbit.  My mom is a worry-wart...hense, I worry all the time about everything, which has brought this on again, and I am taking Lexapro for the anxiety.  Its only 10mg, which is a very low dose, but since it has creeped up on my again, and the meds are not working, I am going to have to up the dose, but in the mean time I am trying to see if anyone out there has any all natural/organic remedies, they know worked to help them calm their anxiety.  
Ladybug920, I would sit down and just casually talk to your son, about school..firends he plays with...look at his home situation, does he have siblings, do they get along well...all these things can trigger anxiety in a child, and we can be oblivious to it.  I hope your son will overcome this quickly.  Good Luck.

[heeheehoo]

I am 33 years old and dealt with this a VERY long time, I don't know if I want to cry or laugh at knowing others are dealing with this! It is worse in the evening and at night for me and sometimes it is almost not noticeable. I have been like this for at least a week this time though and it drives me nuts. I feel like I can't get a deep enough breath so when I attempt one and it doesn't 'go through' (you guys know well what I am talking about!) I try again and then again and again.. by this time I have exhausted my attempts and  have to just sit and wait for the "good yawn" to come. I have done it alot in front of my doctors but it doesnt seem to concern them too much. But I do suffer from generalized anziety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorder. My OCD manifests itself in different ways, usually it is about health for me but it can also be religious, and that is scary too! Thoughts go over and over in my head, and I can't stop it no matter how hard I try. I HATE MEDICINE, so I do not want to take the Klonopin or Celexa that has recently been prescribed but I feel like I am going crazy sometimes. I am a Christian and I know that God is with me always and to be perfectly honest, that is the only thing I can hold onto at times where I feel like just screaming at the top of my lungs. I have two young sons and I dont want them to pick up on my anxiety and hopefully up to this point they havent but my oldest son (almost 9) takes the same deep breaths just like I do and tells me sometimes he feels like he cant breathe good. Also, if you sit anything on his chest (anything, even like a remote or something that isn't heavy at all) he starts feeling like he can't breathe or if I hold him tightly when I hug him, he gets that breathless feeling. I believe him because I am the same way but is it because he has seen me do it or because he is legitimately breathless? We have both been checked by docs, but all they told my son was that he had reactive airway, and I feel that was only because he was in the E.R. and they felt like they had to say something! I dont know, I just know that I am feeling frustrated..oh, and does anyone else feel even more breathless if they watch something on T.V. or hear a story about someone not being able to breathe? My son and I both do this, I was just wondering if anyone else does it? Anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with you all and I hope you guys can get relief in the very near future..God Bless...

[abe2911]

Like everyone else I have having the same problems. I am a 25 year old male, not overweight, never smoked, no drugs, very regular exercise. Mine started about 6 months ago lasting only a few hours, then came back about once a month for a few hours for the next few months. Then randomly it came back and stayed for days leading to a panic attack and a trip to the ER. All of this was definitely due to anxiety as I do suffer from anxiety and this definitely contributed to the breathing trouble. After a week of anxiety meds I was back to normal. Unfortunately after 2 months it came back and has stayed for a month now :/.

Although I have not got this to go away this time I have found ways to make it very manageable. First off was retraining myself to breath, slow deep breaths through the stomach not the chest. This helped tremendously and got rid of all my chest pain and lessened the urge to gasp for air. Adding breathing exercises has also helped. I do have moderately low TSH but not low enough to take synthetic hormone replacement. Instead I am taking a 'natural' supplement aimed at supporting thyroid function. This has also seemed to help tremendously.

At this point, I think this could very well be a 'tic' that my body likes to feel satisfied since I have been doing it for over a month now. I'm fairly sure I can overcome this 'tic' but will require hard work and perseverance, as any habit takes to break. I find I can go a good while without having the urges if I am very focused on other things taking my mind off of it and changing my attitude toward the situation in general.

I am going to start a gluten-free diet as it certainly can't hurt and will lead to a healthier lifestyle anyway. I eat pretty clean but all the processed crap we are exposed to cannot be good anyway.

It's very comforting to know I'm not the only one and there are other people working toward a cure. I'll check back with status updates and good luck to everyone else and God bless!