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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@rosey5713- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Connect. My apologies for not welcoming you sooner. This mysterious shortness of breath has so many of us stumbling and bumbling along until we wind up exhausted from visiting doctors, having tests, sleepless nights, and worrying if breathing will just stop one day. I encourage you to read as many posts as you can to see if anyone else has experienced similar symptoms with your activity level. There is something that is called Exercise-induced SOB and exercise-induced asthma.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/exercise-induced-asthma/symptoms-causes/syc-20372300
Has your doctor mentioned having asthma when he/she prescribed inhalers? Have you had a lung function test?
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Hello, thank you for your reply! When I was around 10, I was told I have exercise-induced asthma, but it has not bothered me in over 5 years. I did recently take the lung function test again, and was prescribed a new inhaler. That's what I assumed this shortness of breath was from, but it does not seem to get worse when I am exercising and the inhaler I have does not make any difference in relieving it.