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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@entno8, I'm glad you came across this post too! I'm glad it helps you. You saw just how many people are struggling with this and what many have done to manage symptoms. Just feeling like you're not alone is a huge help when experiencing something unnerving and new like this.
How severe is your anxiety when it comes on? Do you have any methods to deal with the anxiety?
Keep me updated on what the doctor says. He/she may put you on GERD medication temporarily if indeed you have GERD and I hope that helps alleviate the breathing symptoms, but keep us posted!
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Thank you for responding, and really appreciate your staying active over all these years!
The anxiety I feel while having this mysterious SOB is similar to something like "when you are about to get called on stage to speak in front of 10000 people", or "hearing really daunting news and your heart drops" - just picture those feelings lasting hours...not unbearable but definitely annoying and concerning. I find journaling very helpful, and any type of distraction to take that feeling out of my mind is helpful (cooking, stretching exercises, going for a walk where there's something to see so that I don't have to have a conversation in my head).
As you predicted, my doctor suspected GERD (I did have GERD history many years ago) and asked me to take meds (Famotidine) for a week or two to see if it improves before doing other exams - we'll see...