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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@cjam

Hi Gabrielm. I was so happy I stumbled upon your post , because I have the exact same symptoms and have for years. I was beginning to think I was losing my mind! Anyone who has not experienced air hunger like this can't truly imagine how awful it is. I will say that I do have GERD, however the last doctor I saw related it somehow to taking adderall and not getting enough sleep while taking it. I am not sure how he came up with that, but said the alveoli were collapsing before refilling , or something like that . I will continue to follow the posts to see if anyone else has any similar experiences.

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Gabe, Volunteer Mentor | @gabrielm | Feb 10, 2023

@cjam, glad you found this thread. It's quite extensive as you can see by the number of pages of comments. There should be an emerging field in the medical world studying and treating this kind of thing! Yes, it can be pretty awful especially when it starts up and not knowing what's going on.

In my research, I've found that it's possible GERD and GI issues in general can affect breathing in different ways, including acid splashing into the lungs and irritating the tissue. What your doctor mentioned might be due to a collapsed or collapsing lung, but can be related to a number of things.

Are you being treated for the GERD?

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