What's Lexapro for again?

These breathing problems take SO long to figure out. I am on 5 months now. Many people here have logged years. Worst place to have
problems because breathing issues can be due to soooo many issues.

Apologies if I mentioned this already: My echo did show inflammation around my heart that they first diagnosed as pericarditis, and then months later they took a stress MRI and think I had myocarditis because my heart is now scarred. Cardiologist however isn't convinced breathing (and chest pain, tightness) problems are from heart, & pulmonologist thinks acid reflux could be causing lung inflammation which is causing my inability to take a deep breath (randomly I just get these breathing attacks where I can't get a deep, complete breath to go down, and my body only calms down when I finally am able to get a deep breath to go down and hold it for about 10-15 seconds). For me all of my breathing issues and chest pain are in the right side of my chest. And like you, I feel like something is just not right.

I am having a second opinion with a cardiologist who has experience with myocarditis/pericarditis later this month, and my primary care doctor thinks I need to have a gastroenterologist check things out next month. I have also been prescribed inhalers, they've allowed some temporary relief.

Some things I think have helped a little that may help you:

-Incentive spirometer to strengthen lungs
-Technique for when you kind of feel like you are hyperventilating: block one nostril and breathe in through nose, out through mouth
-Xanax or lorazepam
-if they haven't sent you to a pulmonologist yet, ask about an Albuterol inhaler for when you start feeling sob.

For me this all started all of a sudden 5 months ago. Never had any of these symptoms before. But I am better at this very moment than I was 4 months ago. Did they do blood tests for viruses and respiratory panels for you? Sometimes strep can be sneaky and my doctor had me do an hiv test (negative). (But I did end up with strep throat last month.)

Please let us know if you get any updates on a diagnosis!