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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@haleynicole1223- You certainly are having a difficult time. I have had dyspnea for a long time and am taking Omeprazole. My GI doctor suggested that when I have "breakthroughs" to take FD Guard. It's for recurring indigestion. It is caraway oil and l-menthol. It works for me. It is pricey but well worth it for me.
Another thing that I noticed is that you lift heavyweights. This can actually be a problem as the higher weight that you lift the more pressure you put on your body, asking it to perform, perhaps too much. Have you tried lifting less weight? Maybe going back to the weight that you were using prior to your dyspnea? Have you considered using less weight and increase the number of reps you do?
When you reduced the types of food that you stopped eating did you do it one food at a time? I'm worried that you might not be getting enough protein. Do you take any supplemental protein?
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I really haven’t started lifting more it’s been pretty steady for about 2 years now. It might be the combination of night shift and just lifting heavy in general that may be causing more stress than I was experiencing before. It was three weeks ago I switched to nights and prior to that I was on days for 3 months. Before switching to this job I actually worked nights for 3 years in the ICU (way more stressful of a job than I do now). Granted I do have stress being that I’m learning a new role. In terms of protein intake I have an app that gives me a set amount of grams to I take based on my weight and activity level. I may try to go “lighter” on weight but if it a hernia I am nervous that any weight will make me feel SOB.
I’m thinking that I should maybe get a chest X-ray to rule out PE and possibly a GI doc to rule out hiatal hernia. I know that some of it is probably anxiety but I don’t think it’s a symptom of anxiety, I think the anxiety comes from feeling like I can’t get a good breath.