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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
Lung Health | Last Active: Oct 23 10:20am | Replies (3405)Comment receiving replies
Such a relief to find this forum! Six weeks ago I began to experience a feeling of shortness of breath. They put me on steroids and antibiotics and after 10 days I felt back to normal.
Within 2 weeks the feeling returned. I say a feeling as I can still take deep breaths. Occasionally this has been accompanied by mild chest pains. I am constantly fatigued and find it so hard to explain.
Oxygen sats...peak flow reading etc are very good. Heart rate normal. It has made it impossible for me to work. I've seen doctors and been provided with anti depressants and anti reflux tablets. They are sending me to see if I have sleep apnea. Bloods were normal originally but now show moderately elevated crp and slightly elevated WCC.
All last week I had an accompanying lump in my throat when swallowing so I am wondering if my doctor is correct that it is anxiety?
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hi @rrjs, I'm glad you found this forum too! There are a lot of people here with similar symptoms and hopefully you find some helpful information or things you can try. When you started experiencing the SOB, was there an event that you linked it to, or did it start out of the blue?
A feeling of a lump in the throat may or may not be an indication of anxiety- I think there would need to be a more in-depth analysis and check by a medical professional.
Anxiety is so tough because anyone can have any symptom of it at some point in their lives, and true anxiety certainly can manifest itself in a variety of ways, while some may have a medical condition that is attributed to anxiety. So it's certainly a tough thing.
Have you been checked for GI issues or have seen an ENT? An ENT can examine your throat better to see if there's really anything there, and a damaged esophagus due due to heartburn/acid reflux might contribute to that sensation.
moderately elevated crp and slightly elevated WCC.…. These point to anxiety/ depression too
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Don't let the doctors corner you to anxiety. I believe that when doctors don't know the answer, they pull the anxiety card. There was a recent article in Harvard that talked about how 80% of mental illness could be fixed with proper protocol to the gut. Even SSRI's have the ability to stimulate HCL which helps your stomach. Additionally, SSRI's though serotonin helps the brain 90% of your serotonin is in your stomach. So don't let them tell you it is in your head, because there is a great chance it isn't.