Breathing problem

[ssgaurav2000]

Hi all this is my 1st post need help. Im experiencing urge to take deep breath every minuter or feel suffocated. At rest i take deep sigh. This is 24x7 so i went to Cardiologist did echo which came normal. Saw pulmonologist and Did PFT test all readings normal except DLCOSB and KCO were less than 80% of normal range FEV 1 and FVC more than 100%. Doc advised chest CT scan which came normal. I would like mention that i suffered from heart palpitations most of life im 41 now. Recently my palpitations gone but this SOB thing started .

I got CBC done all normal got allergy thyroid and vitamin D test done . All normal . I am taking .25 MG xanax to help me sleep other wise im waking up due to gasping . Distraction helps but im anxious and worry a lot . So SOV comes back every time .i have chest tightness and feel like suffocated if not yawning qnd sighing deep. Lost some weight due to anxiety . But symptoms are real . Pls help me and let me know if there is something else can try. Thanks for reading and support . Wish you all feel better

[ssgaurav2000]

Oxygen is 100% but i believe its anxiety or some report should have shown abnormal values. When i dont overthink about it i feel better. Hope u feel better too

[Pulcinella in reply to ssgaurav2000]

This is my first post as well. I recognise some of the concerns you have - but in this moment just wanted to ask : does it ease your situation to understand that your anxiety about what is best to do has been ‘heard’ by others. It’s good to feel one is not on one’s own ?

[ssgaurav2000 in reply to Pulcinella]

Anxiety is big cause because last two times managing anxiety helped me to come back on track .

[nymima01]

This happened to me when I was anemic and I didn’t know it. My blood was not able to carry enough oxygen to my lungs due to having a low rbc count. The rbc’s carry oxygen throughout the body. So I was always having to take deep breaths in order to try to keep my body oxygenated. (But I didn’t realize why until my doctor tested my blood). Just a thought. I think hemoglobin is involved too on the blood work.

[ssgaurav2000 in reply to nymima01]

Thanks my hemoglobin is ok around 15 range is 13 to 18 . Im taking proferrin to take it to range of 18 to see if it helps . Thanks again for sharing information

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Hm, not qualified to comment on tests or possibilities etc., but can say this-

We should never under estimate the power of anxiety and the very real and distressing symptoms it can manifest in.

My experience some years ago was that I was convinced that my throat was closing and I couldn't swallow or breathe, panic rises quick at that stage... heart pounding, sweat, shaky...

I read about a simple breathing technique that actually enabled me to control the symptoms and eradicate them within a few days, with just the odd relapse for week or two.

Picture your 'happy' place - beach, wooded glade, bluebells, whatever it is, close eyes, breath in deep as poss, hold it for a slow 5 count, release a bit of breath, hold for a 5 slow count, same again etc., taking around 5 stages to completely exhale - all the time mentally digging your toes in the sand on your beach or sniffing the air in the woodland... ya know what I mean.

Honestly works. Keep going for as long as it takes to feel calm and relaxed. Do it anywhere, I used to do it standing in my workshop when needed - 5 minutes, and under control again.

Sounds kinda dumb but it works well if done right, worth a try anyway.

Give it a go. If it doesn't help in any way at all, then maybe anxiety isn't the problem - but I'm guessing it may be.

Wishing you the very best,

Drew

[TheHud]

Hi

Have you had your blood pressure and heart rate checked when you are lying sitting and standing. Its worth checking. There are various kinds of autonomic conditions that often get passed off as anxiety, same symptoms, sort of chicken and egg. Some related to the heart like inapropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) but others are more obscure and rarely considered. POTS UK is one site to look at and also Dysautonomia international. X