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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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No I’ve never experienced something like this my whole life even having asthma my whole life it was rare that I’d ever get an attack I have an appointment with a pulmonologist on the 21st which seems like it can’t come soon enough but I’m tired of feeling like this sometimes I can’t even get sleep at night Today it was on and off struggling with air I can be okay if I just lay in my bed but that’s not what I want I want my life back I’ve been skipping my college classes because of this problem I’m going to try some of the methods tonight to get me to sleep faster maybe some melatonin will do me some good does anyone know? Why exactly we are suffering from this this has to be the most scariest thing to ever have to go through because it feels like your are going to die I’m so ready to get back to my life I’m tired of feeling like this
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@kalebmatthew445- You are asking a universal question that we all would like to know! I'm sad that you are missing your classes. This isn't good. Doesn't your anxiety med. help? I'm glad that you have an appointment with a pulmonologist in a couple of weeks.
Please try to calm your fears, as @gabrielm said, you aren't dying.
I also encourage you to read as many posts as you can because there are many wonderful solutions that people have found or ways of controlling this. Keep on keeping on until you find a solution.
How did you sleep last night?
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Is this mostly at night-or while laying down. Is it constant? Can you make any connection to the breathlessness? Do you workout? Sometimes a pulled intercostal muscle causes shortness of breath that is intense. Also- if it is at nighttime or after meals— it could possibly be silent GERD or heartburn- feels similar to drowning,I could be exaggerating a bit, but it’s uncomfortable. You could try a antacid. Try to keep your mind busy and of course keep moving. Also maybe one more covid test🤷🏻♀️ Hang in there:)