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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@gabrielm
I messaged you about a year ago. We have identical symptoms and identical health check ups that show nothing physically wrong. I did notice you Commented on the comments thread about the doctor believes it is your vagus nerve is damaged due to covid 19? Did this start for you around the time covid came about? Also have you tried any anxiety medications at all? I'm still going through the sob. It never has gone only was better then came back worse after possibly having covid. I have not tried anxiety meds yet. May be my next step. Thank you
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Hi @cookie2009, I think I might have responded to a comment where someone said they may have had a damaged vagus nerve. I myself don't have a damaged nerve. I've been dealing with this since 2012. I don't believe covid affected my symptoms at all as they've been pretty much the same for at least the past 5 years or so.
I haven't taken any medication for anxiety. I don't have generalized anxiety- any anxiety that I perceive is dealt with via breathing exercises if needed, or mental exercises, but I've never had any severe anxiety.
Have you been diagnosed with anxiety by a doctor? Sorry that you've been dealing with it. If it came about during covid, it may be a symptom of 'long covid' which I don't know much about but have read about it a little and there are various long-term symptoms that some people deal with.