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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@rrose

@gabrielm thank you for posting your experiences. I started having very similar symptoms in 2010 and wanted to share some of my knowledge. I went to the state hospital where I had chest X-rays, stress test, brain mri, abdominal ct, pulmonary function, and a few more with no conclusive results. I was eventually referred to psych where I was heavily medicated to reduce what they determined was stress induced SOB… that didn’t help either and eventually came off the meds. I then went to an allergist for allergy related stuff, and he gave me a test that measured how I breath in, and showed almost like a shake when I inhale. He had me do some breathing exercises that do help (basically sticking out my tongue and exhaling in huffing sounds). The other visit that help was GI were I was found to have a very acidic stomach and was put on Prilosec. I have noticed a correlation between eating certain foods like onions and garlic that lead to more heartburn and my air hunger symptoms… but not always. I have noticed that when I become overly tired, or after a workout the symptoms appear. I wish I had an answer, but after a decade have concluded I may have to deal with this the rest of my life. Sometimes it gets so bad, it triggers an anxiety attack, so I sympathize with everyone who has to deal with these “attacks” of breathless yawning.

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Hi @rrose, you've had this pretty much as long as I have. Thankfully I've been able to manage my symptoms for many of those years, and I hope I can offer some kind of help to manage yours.

What kind of exercise do you do and you push yourself pretty hard?

Has the Prilosec helped to reduce your air hunger symptoms at all?