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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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Hi, I work in the healthcare field and I was tested twice weekly for COVID and I have had the vaccine so I don’t think that I caught COVID. I haven’t had my bilirubin tested and I do live in the South West where the weather is dry. When you have a asthma exacerbation does your heart rate still stay slow? How many beats per minute do you have?

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j178452 | @j178452 | Apr 14, 2021

Hi there, when I get SOB (which today has been on and off all day/night) my bpm varies...it’s been as low as low 60s/high 50s but also 70s-80s. When sitting it jumps around sometimes from lower to higher end. Oxygen level at around 97-99%.

With that said, I don’t track it too much because I’ll admit just watching it gave me anxiety in the past when it dipped really low, which was often.

My doctor said my low bpm was fine for my size/age/gender though. Heart rate was low too if I remember correctly.

In past during anxiety attacks my heart would race, chest would feel tight, and I’d have SOB. I don’t really get that anymore. My heart rate doesn’t go up but sometimes has abnormal beats I notice which cardiologist acknowledged. My chest doesn’t really feel tight. Just SOB and can’t get deep breath and lots of yawning trying to get deep breath.

What about you for bpm and heart rate?

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