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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I am in this same awful boat. How many of those on this board got relief from getting the reflux under control? Also want to share that I have had some relief lately, but unsure if it is one of or a combination of these things: I'mtake 3 amino acids - Gaba, 5htp, and dlpa, as well as various supplements/vitamins (suggested in the book The Mood Cure) I have also been doing some exercises from Mike White breathing.com, and I have been eating a low carb diet, and I got a wedge pillow because apparently, sadly, I snore. I did Buteyko with a practitioner, paid a small fortune, and got relief at the outset, but found it torturous, and ultimately, the crappy sensations of not being able to get a deep breath, suffocation, etc, returned, and the exercises didnt really alleviate it. Like everyone else, I have been told its all in my mind - funny how all of our minds decided to make up the same horrid sensations
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hi @janeh777 I'm sorry that you have this. So many of us know exactly how you feel. I never got relief from getting the reflux under control. How is the Mike White breathing program? I once looked into it but chose the Buteyko method since I couldn't find much information on Mike White besides his website. Does it help? I did Buteyko pretty intense at first and it helped a great deal, but good thing is you don't need to be as intense with it when you feel better. I have tapered off since then and just do every other day Steps exercise (which is easiest for me) about every other day to manage my breathing. But like you, the method hasn't made it go away completely, just makes the SOB tolerable.