Anyone have shortness of breath when on oxygen and walking?

@kndaustin71 I find I stool hold my breath, when walking. I try hard to remember pursed lip breathing.

I have trouble after walking for a sort time. I agree when pushing a cart my breathing is better!

@romoney1 The pov I had gave me more oxygen is a setting of three than it did on 6- At the highest number ( which does not represent liters per minute). The machine just takes in and blows you more outside air . None of them can produce over 3 liters. Per minute . When I see the adds for these, I cringe. These people should be informed about truth in advertising .

I’m fine wearing my O2 and walking. I just have it in a backpack and wear it on my back. If I’m going to go up an incline or stairs, I need to go slow and/or crank the O2 up to the max of 6 instead of leaving it at 3.

Do you have a tank or a portable that you crank up to 6?

I’ve got a Inogen One g5. I’ve never had a gaseous tank but for a time did have wonderful liquid O2 and a reservoir (which was regularly refilled) and a small “tank” (really a thermal container). It was a great time but unlikely to be available to me again in near future.

Even when I did 6 minute walk test, had to crank my O2 on my g5 up to 6 toward the end of the test as my heart rate was getting very high and my O2 level was dropping.

@crystalena Yes, the InogenOne G5 max is 1.6 Litres when the setting is on 6, according to Inogen's manual. Even doctors think that the 6 setting means 6 Litres. Amazing the amount of misinformation out there.