Hi, I’m very sorry about your troubles with air hunger, I have been going through this for many years and trying to control it with breathing exercises is very difficult for me to manage properly..it’s like you’re going around in circles and nothing can make you more anxious than an inability to breathe properly. I am however concerned about you mentioning using Ativan to help relieve stress and I know only too well that it works very well, the problem is that when the medication wears off everything returns again and even feels worse. I’ve been taking Ativan for many years and I’m dependent on it for my stress problems, it only takes about 2 weeks to start getting a continuing need for it, please save yourself a lot of heartache and get another medication from your psychiatrist that will help you feel better without the risk of addiction, I speak from experience and if I can help you to avoid this problem then I’m happy that I contacted you, good luck and take care.