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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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Hi Gabriel. So this story is exactly my story. I could almost write it word for word as my experience. Have you found any relief? I have very inconsistent relief. Sometimes breathing techniques work, sometimes antacids works, sometimes antihistamines work. It’s bizarre. The doctors never find anything work with my systems. They tell me to take a PPI to reduce acid, and an inhaler because the acid is irritating my lungs. I do get heartburn sometimes but it’s not anything to complain about. It’s nothing crazy. My diet is superb and my overall health is well above average. I work out everyday. I have major issues when I play hockey and work out really hard but it is so inconsistent that it doesn’t make sense. Sometimes i have symptoms and other times, nothing. I am starting to believe that there is a connection between having a little irritation from stomach acid and it compounding into a psychological issue. It seems to come and go out of nowhere. Some of this is definitely in my head, but some of this is totally physical. I cough up mucus almost every day. Sometimes it’s loose and sometimes it’s not. It’s very frustrating. There must be a cure. Doctors say my lungs and heart and systems are tip top. Makes no sense.

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I am sorry to hear of your ailments. How do you know you did not have Covid at some point? My husband and I both got Covid last March 2020. Mine never really cleared up, and he still has mucus that won't clear. I developed Covid again April 2021. This time, I can hardly function. Any work I attempt outside, and I begin hyperventilating and get short-of-breath, My Pulm told me yesterday to see a Psychiatrist for anxiety. You could hear me wheezing and struggling to breathe! This is going on and on. They have kept me on dangerous dexamethasone for over one month, and every time I go off, my breathing becomes impossible. I am at a loss too as to what to do. The moderator suggested a Covid experienced doctor, which is great. The one that put me on the steroid is a Covid experienced Pulmonologist. I hope you all find answers.