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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@ssgaurav2000

Hello All I have exact same symptoms as Posted by gabrielm @gabrielm, May 31, 2018 . I had it in 2017 after fe weeks effort it went away , i also had very irregular beats & palpitation in 2017 & 18 . was on beta blocker for some tine and took anxiety meds too. Recently did heart echo and chest CT scan all came normal blood work normal . im not over weight , doctor says anxiety but that feeling of not being 100% is really frustrating , Like gabriel i try to work out 3 to 4 days a week . Take ..25 mg xanax for sleep because sometimes i wake up gasping for air . I know i have an over active brain which overthinks . so i believe these symptoms could be over heating of brain . resting helps but then mind wanders back and symptoms start again . Im taking take prone 30mg daily with vitamin D 50K on weekly basis . I live in UAE and we dont get enough sunlight here so 90% of the population is vitamin D deprived . Even though i have done numerous heart and lung tests which came normal it feels like that my SOB is connected to them . One strange thing happened that palpitations complete stopped and this SOB thing started . ( Just for reader s to know that i was smoker for 10 years quit in 2010 again started light smoking (2-3 Cigarettes in 2018 and now off smoking again ) . I had some traumatic events in life which sometimes pop up in mind but i wonder what exactly is this disease which medical science rules out as anxiety but i get strong physical symptoms . Sorry for my random mentioning of events but im sure somewhere somebody could relate and give an answer -

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Replies to "Hello All I have exact same symptoms as Posted by gabrielm @gabrielm, May 31, 2018 ...."

@ssgaurav2000- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Connect. This must be very frustrating for you, not having a satisfactory explanation for your SOB. I've heard the term brain overheating but I can't find any adequate explanation of it that relates to your symptoms. I doubt that over thinking can cause this. It usually is caused by symptoms that you do not mention cause the brain to overheat, especially if you are taking care of yourself, drink lots of water. You live in a desert climate which usually is very sunny. Why is your vitamin D low? I'm confused that you say that you live in a not very sunny place.
I encourage you to read all of the previous posts about SOB. There isn't one pat answer, unfortunately. Have you had any blood work done?