Any help/suggestions for anxiety relief please.

[carolg1]

Hi everyone hope u are as well as you can be, with all the issues I'm having at the moment with these mucus and reflux my breathing being so irractic im using my oxygen more , I'm suppose to use it for up to 15 hours a day, I'm using it a bit like a dummy ! I'm really suffering with anxiety panic attacks I get terrified not helping cos I'm so low any help or suggestions please xxxx

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What about trying pursed lip breathing slowly it might help...

[mrsmummy]

Please try to increase your use of the oxygen. Using it less than you have been prescribed leaves your internal organs at risk. If the breathing exercises don't work do see your GP because help is out there.

[carolg1 in reply to mrsmummy]

Hi mrsmummy, my oxygen prescription is 2L 15 hours a day or is it up to 15 hours a day I will have to check , at the moment I am also on morphine sulphate 5mg twice a day given to me to try and stem the non acid reflux, I've got that much going on at the moment the anxiety is an all time high, thank you for replying. X

[mrsmummy in reply to carolg1]

I hope you get some relief soon.

[twopars12]

Hi Carol, sorry to hear your not in a nice place. I don't know your capabilities but if you can walk a little then perhaps you can get out your house and get some fresh air. A little bit of exercise and some fresh air will do you no harm. As for your excess mucus, you should see your doctor for help. It is obviously getting you down. Have you no family nearby to give support?

[carolg1 in reply to twopars12]

Hi, two pars, my family do try and help but being as my family at home are mainly young males they have a hard enough time watching me struggle and they do try and help me but as far as advice they don't really understand why the doctors don't do more it's a difficult one, I do move around as much as I can but the reflux/mucus is so disabling it's destroying me, thanks for your reply appreciate it xx

[twopars12 in reply to carolg1]

Carol I am sorry to hear you reflux is so bad for you. Maybe the nurse at your practice can encourage your doctor to do a bit more to help.

[lKeith]

carolg1

Hi Can you ask your doctor for some tablets to break down the mucus, then drink plenty of water. Reflux can be helped with a gastro resistant tablet and/or Peptac a liquid better than Gaviscon then top it up if needs be with a good old Rennie. There are also natural cures. My mother used to take bicarbonate of soda with water that worked for her

Mucus can be difficult to move, often 3No coughs and then up it comes. Can't help with the oxygen.

These 2 /3 products help me with the mucus & reflux.

If you could get one or other of these problems giving you less grief then maybe your anxiety may subside. Even trying to work out a solution by trial and error, don't get frustrated keep at it helps keep the mind occupied.

Keith

[carolg1 in reply to lKeith]

Hi Keith, I'm on the carbocystien caps but sometimes it floods me n with the reflux makes matters worse, the nasty stuff gets stuck sort of in my gut stomach , I take omerazole and gaviscon, but might try the peptic, you are right though if my mind is occupied I don't stress as much, thanks so much xx carol

[Bluebelle2017]

Hi. I am new here and have emphysema, diagnosed 3 years ago and gradually getting worse with each flare up. I also get panic attacks but have found hypnosis tapes for relaxation really good . As soon as I get panicky with not being able to breath properly I put on my headphones and within a few minutes I can calm down. Give it a go it really helps

[carolg1 in reply to Bluebelle2017]

Thanks bluebell, I will give a go xx

[fusedplug]

Ok this is my 2 pennies worth ... drink camomile tea it works @ chillaxing you I'd go for 3 tea bags of it and put sugar in or manuka honey or sweeteners if you are not keen on the taste but it WILL calm you down and relax you please let me know how this works out as most people I've told about this it's done the trick

[LornaAnne_X]

Hi you should ask your doctor about medication for the reflux also if you look up something called hyperventilation syndrome (it's common among people with underlying breathing difficulties) you will see that the shallow breathing can actually be a cause of reflux & make matters a whole lot worse try deep breathing exercises also try to be aware of how your breathing & correct it if you can at different points throughout the day at least this is the approach I am taking with it all onwards & upwards ay I hope this helps xX

[carolg1 in reply to LornaAnne_X]

Thanks Lorna I will give it a go xxx