Hello, my name is Devin. I am 16 and entering the prime of my life. I play 4 sports and like being around people. 6 days ago i noticed some slight discomfort and shortness of breath while breathing in but i brushed it off. late the next day i was sitting in the car with a friend when i started feeling like i was suffocating. I walked around outside and i tried to remain calm for having heard about panic attacks. i attempted to fix the problem for about an hour in multiple different ways before i decided it was an emergeny. on the hour drive to the hostital my body went numb and i thought i was going to die. when i got to the hospital they checked all my vitals and heart and some other s**t and it all came back 100% fine. still unable to breathe i was forced to go home and cried myself to sleep while gasping for air. the next day i went to a better hosptital for additonal tests that also came back fine on my heart and lungs. forced to go home again i had a severe attack and could not be satisfied with air i was getting no matter what i did to change it. i went straight the emergency room of my local hospital without even going home. they told me its anxiety. i was sent home again and cried myself to sleep gasping for a second time. in the past week ive lost nearly 20 pounds and havent left my room. my life has been completely taken from me. my fingers are going numb as i type this because the breathing never stops. i feel like i cant last another second when it has only been a week. nothing is worse than this. i expected to find a relief and or a solution online because my brain just cant rap around it but it seems there is no recovery from this. if anyone has the answer please let me know because i cannot last much longer. this has distraut my entire family and i just feel like a burden. seems that the only way out is overpowering your mind which ive tried over and over to no prevail. i hope you all feel better though i fear it may not be possible. thank you
Im going through very similar right now. Youll get through this, stay strong
go to u tube listen to head space or anxiety guy affirmations always help hope u get better I go through everyday as well u will be ok
devin ,I am not a doctor but I am anxiety sufferer mysef . Im 35 and had my first panic attack 20 years ago . I am currently seeing more doctors with my paralyzing symptoms . The mind is powerful and anxiety sneaks up on you . Make sure its not anything serious, then make some decisions to address anxiety . I wish I would of done it sooner . You are fine , doctors have seen that . You will not die from a panick attack . You are going to be okay .
thank you! right now i am just sleeping as much as my body will let me and researching when i am awake. Still have no desire to eat but i am trying. not gonna bother with any other doctors or tests. seems to me this is my bodys way of telling me something is wrong just cant figure out what it is though!
I feel for you. Did you ever have any of these types of symptoms before this all started or did this all just start out of the blue? Do/did you tend to be an anxious person? Did something recently happen in your life that, subconsciously even, may have triggered this? I am only 20, and I have dealt with health problems for years, no doctors able to give me an answer or treatment plan at all. I have driven home from work unable to see straight ahead of me, fearing I was about to black out behind the wheel at any given second. I do not even feel actively worried most of the time but at this point it has to be anxiety because everything has came back normal. The adrenaline can have some really serious effects on your body, and when I get anxious the first thing to be affected is my ability to breathe good. Do not lose hope, this will be okay. My best piece of advice is to religiously meditate and maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep in contact with friends and family to lift your spirits and remind you of the positive things in life. Drugs and alcohol are the absolute worst things for this condition so when your friends pressure you to try, understand that they do not have the same condition you do. God bless you and feel free to message me further if you ever want to talk.
Hello Devin, I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this.. I’m going through the exact same thing as you and it’s very terrifying to deal with alone, especially if you don’t know how to control your anxiety without any help from a professional or someone who has experience with it. I suffer from really bad anxiety and honestly I’m always constantly worried about my health when my doctor has checked me out two months ago saying I’m healthy and my blood test results were normal. But I notice now that I haven’t been eating normally, I eat pretty less and have a decreased appetite where I have to force myself to eat since I don’t want to lose anymore weight. I also get shortness of breath constantly and I feel like I might forget how to breathe. I been staying up sometimes rather very late as my mind is always constantly worried about the future of me and my health. I do hope you feel better very soon. Stay very strong on this as good news, panic attacks can’t kill you. It makes you think you are but you’re fine. Whenever I have panic attacks I try to stay positive as much as I can to reduce the symptoms from getting worst. You can overcome this one day, it will just take time.
hi Devin. one of my main problems with anxiety is shortness of breath. its awful isn’t it?super scary. like you i had bloods taken and ecg to check my heart all came back normal . which is a good thing because if there was something going on the dr would pick it up 
.. one of the things ive done is download an anxiety app on my phone .. the breathing tools are fantastic. and have helped me a treat. But keep your chin up, you’re not alone with how your feeling . and i promise you will get through this . may take a bit of time but you will get there
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