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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
Lung Health | Last Active: Oct 23 10:20am | Replies (3405)Comment receiving replies
It's funny you mentioned that because that thought had crossed my mind. I actually contacted my doctor about it today and this was his response: "Thus far, you have zero evidence of lung disease or heart disease so despite your subjective shortness of breath, this will likely have no bearing on severity of illness should you contract covid- 19. overall, young people your age develop mild symptoms (common cold; mild flu) and you should not be concerned."
So while I'm sure the SOB won't make things any more fun... it doesn't really fall into the category of being an underlying respiratory issue. It seems like most people in this thread have ruled out serious heart/lung issues and are exploring other causes such as GERD, anxiety, and breathing method. I'll be doubling up on the hand washing nonetheless!
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@alexm1994- Good morning. SOB or dyspnea can certainly produce a lot of anxiety and a lot of times it can be a "what came first" scenario. And it's especially disconcerting that it has come at a time of a pandemic. Shortness of breath is definitely one of the early symptoms of Sars-CoV-2 but if you had the virus most likely you would also have a temperature and dry cough.
As far as omeprazole is concerned you have to give it a while to work.
https://www.goodrx.com/blog/shortness-of-breath-first-symptom-of-covid-19/
Have you tried logging what you eat or what you eat? If you do lie down after dinner, try sitting up for an hour or so. Sorry to ask this but if you are overweight this might be the cause!
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@robkern3- Welcome to Mayo Connect. I recently asked my pulmonologist what the leading cause of SOB was. He said that a lot of people think that it's heart disease or lung diseases and cancers but it's really people being overweight. They need to make lifestyle changes. I'm petite and if I gain 5 lbs my breathing is more labored.
I have lung cancer and one of the things that this virus does in inflame your lungs, starting at the outer edges and working in. Under the discussion COVID-19 within this group you can find all of the latest posts about it.