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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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Once again @yessir321, I will re-iterate what I said to you some weeks ago, for the benefit of those reading through the comments. You are certain everyone is suffering from the exact cause, while dismissing everything else as potential tools for people to be able to help themselves.
I never, nor would I ever, tell someone or push for what might be the cause of air hunger or any other symptoms people are dealing with. Breathing is such a complex function, and many possible issues that cause breathing symptoms. When someone reaches out for help, I want to provide any suggestions that I can.
By the way, the Buteyko method is just one breathing method out of many. The premise is similar to many other breathing exercises including those dealing with anxiety; that is- it aims to slow the breathing and return breathing function to a normal rate and re-establish better breathing habits, in turn possibly helping anxiety.
Anxiety is also one of many things that can cause a variety of symptoms. Not every symptom stems from anxiety, nor does anxiety cause all symptoms. Some people's health issues cause anxiety while others begin with anxiety that causes health issues. There are many ways to deal with anxiety, not every way is fit for everyone. And not everyone has anxiety as the cause of symptoms. Therefore, we as "lay people" in this forum can guide people to do research, talk to various professionals, and offer suggestions of what people can use as tools in their toolbox. Health and well-being is a life-long journey with ups and downs. While many find the smoking gun, it's not that easy for others, which is apparent in reading this forum.
Everyone here is free to share what has helped them, whether that be certain supplements, breathing exercises, getting certain tests done, diet/nutrition, exercise, etc. People can then take this information and do what they want with it fit for their situation.
Food for thought my friend. If I can offer a suggestion, help people to consider researching anxiety or getting checked for it. We don't know the ins and outs of everyone's medical life so it's prudent not to offer a certain cause and cure while dismissing the suggestion of others.
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I always said pseudo dyspnea has two causes. Acid reflux or anxiety as I was told by doctors. Acid reflux would be after meals mostly and would improve with acid reducers. If not that then it is anxiety.
The people who talk about pinched nerves in spine or something, we’ll those people had dyspnea real shortness of breath. The way you tell the difference is by it gets better/not worse by exercise also there’s lung tests to test your oxygen and C02 etc. Look I’m not talking to them they have real dyspnea. I only say it’s anxiety after doctors give all clear to heart lungs stomach etc.
But to say buteyko is a genuine tool or solution in my opinion is a joke. You were all(pseudo dyspnea people) tested by a respiratory doctor your blood had the right amounts of oxygen and C02. So buteyko makes no sense you have a built in mechanism that will breathe when C02 levels are too high in blood to lower it back down. You shouldn’t try to do a better job than this cause you can’t all you’ll do is focus more on the symptom and most likely feel it more. People who back buteyko for this, why don’t you wake up in the night all the time out of breath. You’re in such discomfort during the day that you need to do buteyko. But when you’re asleep you sleep soundly. Is it because when you let your body do it there’s no issue? Yes. This is why buteyko is not a genuine solution for me.
Look I respect the solutions to anxiety for this. You drink tea or supplements or meditation that helps fine. I’m just telling people there’s an option of being their old selves and not have to do anything to keep this away anymore.
There’s many avenues to keep you paying money for buteyko, Alexander technique, supplements etc. Doctors are king. I know many of you have lost faith due to your suffering. But modern medicine and modern psychotherapy is the norm for a reason. Buteyko helps people with hyperventialion syndrome(panic attack level of breathing)and that’s all I’ll give it credit for in my opinion.