Breathing problems/post nasal drip

[Caroline45]

For 3 years now every September through December I have these terrible breathing problems..After December the breathing problems disappear....what coincides with this everytime is post nasal drip....I have shortness of breath, tightness of the chest, and chest pain...I"ve had every workup imaginable..I've had CT scans of my chest with contrast, stress test with contrast, Pulmonary Function Test,CT scan of my sinuses, full blown allergy tests..they all came out normal...I did have a methacholine challenge test that did come out positive for asthma but yet none of the asthma meds work...so if I have asthma why don't the meds work and why does it only hit the same time of year...one doctor said I had an onset of adult asthma brought on my acid reflux...I took the acid relux meds but here I am now in October and the breathing problems have started up...it seems to me that this is some type of seasonal thing...and the ONE thing that occurs with the breathing problems is the post nasal drip...anyone have any advice..I'm miserable and I am so frustrated that there does not seem to be anything that relieves the breathing problems...my chest feels like it's constricted.

Thanks,
Caroline

[Lladd77]

I have the same exact problem had all tests.. Chest X-ray .. Blood work... Pulmonary function good.. I feel like I have to yawn.. They finally said I have anxiety but anxiety mess don't help... I almost feel like my post nasal drip is collecting at the bottom of my esophagus and makes it heavy to take a deep breath.. Could this be it!? I don't know what to do.. It drains me and I noticed when episodes are bad I have a low grade fever.. Doctors don't have an answer ... If I lean forward and take a deep breath it seems to help... But it's always when my post nasal is at its worst the breathing episodes start!