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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
Lung Health | Last Active: May 27 5:58pm | Replies (3353)Comment receiving replies
My SOB/air hunger started one day before I had a positive test for Covid.I figured it was a respiratory virus right? So that made sense. All Covid symptoms went away in around ten days, except the air hunger. For the next year, 3 doctors told me it was anxiety. I disagreed and insisted I had covid and now long covid. They all wanted to prescribe anti anxiety meds, which I rejected. I tried breathing, yoga, accupuncture, massage, elimination of sugar, extra water, breathing into a fan, walking fast, not walking, calming you tube videos, had every single heart and lung test available (showed nothing) before I finally got on Prozac. It's been about a year and I'm much better. I don't find my mind constantly dwelling on it, rather rare now. I'd like to get off the meds but honestly I'm afraid to. Just the thought that it might return already means that my thinking/obsessing would take over. Thanks for your thoughts.
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Hi @ sheebacat , my case close to ur case , i believe am having long covid, i reject anxiety medication, i went to so many doctors, all happen with on 4 day of having covid on 2020. I feel tight throat that only get relief by taking deep breath or yawning. So i yawn or take deep breath every 2 min. Am depressed because it never go now for 3 years. I tried zoloft for couple of weeks but i stoped it as i felt symptom increased. Still scare to go for antidepressants . Did you get relief right away when started prozac? Was ur symptoms close to mine? How about side effects
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I’m happy to hear meds worked some don’t get any benefit from anti anxiety meds. I’ve never taken them myself. I hear you get heightened anxiety once you come off it. It’s you and your doctors decision to come off it. But if you do I can give you an Instagram account to message to ask questions and I can talk you through it in detail everyday. No charge or anything just trying to help but as I said your doctor is in charge of mental health and I am not a therapist or doctor.