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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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Hope I'm not bothering you with too many questions...I really appreciated your feedback. Do you recall how long your episodes of SOB lasted? Like was it a few months? or more like days? I'm going on over a month. Did. you find that your anxiety heightened significantly while you felt like you had to take a deep breath? I went on a run this morning and then did strength training. Only after that am I having a pretty bad day in terms of SOB. I am just so confused as to whether it is an underlying disease or truly a tick or some kind of psychosomatic event. Also, when my episodes get bad I notice a mild/moderate pain above my heart when I breathe in. I was checked out by a cardiologist and he said all was fine. I wonder if the constant deep breathing is exacerbating my lungs and causing irritation.
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@nycmom you are not bothering me at all! I was in search of answers too when mine started. Mine started back in November of last year until this may 6 months. I felt the exact same way you did. The more I would try to catch a deep satisfying breath and couldn't, i would become more anxious and fustrated which then made it worse. Just like you if I was preoccupied with something I didnt do it, but just as soon as I became still I would think about it and the cycle would start. As soon as my eyes opened in the morning I would start thinking about it. My chest would hurt too, but I think that was because I would struggling using my chest muscles to catch a deep breath. The doctor told me if it doesnt wake me up at night and if its not a major organ ( which was not after many extensive test) that is has to be a tick. Occasionally I still feel the urge but I will just resist it. Was it easy at first...NO! I had to keep reminding myself that I was fine. I don't mind to answer any questions anytime. I just hope this helps you, because I was there and it was so frustrating. Keep me posted please.
I feel like my symptoms are almost the exact as yours. I am healthy. Workout an hour of cardio a day, all scans have come back normal. I am at a loss of how to make this SOB go away.
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Could be pleurisy if you are getting a sharp stabby pain.