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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
Thanks for posting this. For almost 5 years now I have been suffering with the same air hunger. I actually thought it was getting better until a month or so ago. now it is so bad I can barely get out of bed. As I also feel lightheaded/faint/off balance /vestibular type symptoms with mine too. I've also had lung function tests, heart echo/ halter moniter/blood tests. and the only thing they found was very low feritin levels, and low cortisol. My symptoms are ruining my life. I feel like im about to die. Anyway, it was good to read through these comments to get some ideas on where to go from here.
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I hope you did get some good ideas! Let me know if you’d like to me to expand on any others you might have questions about. I’ve been able to manage my symptoms pretty well and would be happy to share. But I know the feeling- just be assured that, despite the feeling, you are getting enough air. This may help with the mental aspect of it.
Have you gotten your oxygen levels tested? What number do you see on that?
I had low cortisol levels too. They gave me something but it didn't help.
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Do you have a hard time exercising too? I keep going back and forth on whether mine is anxiety related but it has become so debilitating. I feel this breathlessness all day everyday and nothing I’ve tried helps even a little bit. I would think exercise should help anxiety to some degree .