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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I have never heard of VCD before reading this comment! Very intriguing. From what I've read, it seems to come in "episodes". Do you find your breathing is consistently "off" like even on good days it's not completely normal?
I'm supposed to be referred to a gastroligist which I'm going to discuss the potential of gerd. Just still waiting for the referral :/
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In my case, my breathing is off consistently. Since the Sob started on Jan 31 this year, I have not had a single day without having at least minor symptoms. On good days, the symptoms are totally tolerable. On bad days, they are very frustrating: I have a constant desire to sigh / to take deep breaths which may or may not go through. It feels like I "forgot" how to yawn properly. I cannot complete a yawn at the first or second attempt for sure and this has been consistent. I also tend to have pain on the right side of my chest occasionally.
My symptoms are not geeting worse on exertion. Lung Function Test and Pulmonary Function Test are both normal. Chest X-ray normal. None of the asthma medications seem to help (Flovent, Ventolin, Symbicort). Gerd medication Pantoprazole did not help.
All my doctors suspect a strong relationship to my anxiety (GAD) so I have just started taking Zoloft regularly a few days ago. I have also been doing breathing exercises. Thank you for sharing your thougths and I wish everyone a speedy recovery.