Yes its anxiety. When i hold a mike to speak in school, i panic cause i just have to speak infront of my classmates. And i hope you get well. I pray for you. I understand you..
Same problem, It is absolutely horrible dealing with it, can make you feel very alone. Have you got your wisdom teeth checked out lately? As I did, and dentist and doctor have said this is what is setting my anxiety off the scale, I have double impacted wisdom teeth, waiting on double root canal surgery :\. I didn't know they could affect your lungs, anxiety, bones, brain literally everything. Healthy diet helps also, over or under active thyroid problems can also mimic anxiety, deep yoga breathing and letting the anxiety take over me while saying to myself "it is not going to hurt me, anxiety is a lyer" helps hope this helps 
Hi my name is Kevin. You arent alone! I was just online searching for people who suffer from the same issues i have. I am im good health, non smoker, and it great shape but i get shortness of breath from anxiety all the time. I often worry that i may have worse health problems that im not aware of. I live im southern IL. I am a professional musician and a tile guy. I have a very active life and it often interferes. I have always been an intense person. Maybe my lifes intensity is catching up with me. If you ever need someone to talk to im here. Just text me 618 529 2184
Sí, yo también tengo dificultad para respirar, es aterrador. Rezo para que todos nos recuperemos de esta ansiedad.
Wow...it's amazing what google can do Lol. I was actually trying to figure out the same thing when I found this page. I'm really sorry to hear that you struggle with that. I struggle with Schizophrenia myself, and I know how hard having extreme anxiety and depression can be. Actually, you're not the only one going through this. I deal with shortness of breath on a day to day basis, even when I'm not having an anxiety induced or Schizophrenic induced attack. It usually happens for no apparent reason. Sometimes I'll just get up and start to feel extremely short of breath to the point where I want oxyegen. I have ashtma, so I know and am used to ashtma attacks, as well as knowing exactly what the symptoms are and they're like; as I've had it ever since I was 7 (I'm 21 now). This is NOTHING like an ashtma attack. I think the fact that my inhaler as well as ashtma medication doesn't work for this proves that point very well. As well as the normal and healthy thing; I went to the doctors to get tested for the exact same thing and have had an ambulence come over before. They 'couldn't find anything wrong' with me either. Unfortunately, being a Schizophrenic means people don't take you seriously, and they think you're just having 'delusions'. Welp. That's basically what happened. Every time I tried explaining it, they just say it was 'in my head' or 'I was focusing on it too much', which I know isn't true due to the fact that I do disconect from reality a lot, and I even try distracting myself from what I go through every day inside my head by doing things to get my mind off of everything. So, I don't /think/ that's the point here. As well as meds, I was told it may have been that, but none of my mood stabelizers nor anti psychotics have that affect nor have /ever/ caused me shortness of breath this severely. So unfortunately, I have no idea why this is happening to you or so many other people, it seems, but I hope and pray that we'll find an answer one day, whether its reflux or something completely undiscovered. I have a question though. Does it happen at random, or only when you're doing a certain event of whatever the sort? Maybe if we figured out what we all had in common regarding this shortness of breath, it might help us to solve the problem. I hope you're doing better though, and have figured out ways of coping and working through this.
Just to let you all know some anti psychotic and antidepressants can cause low vitamin b12 which causes shortness OF breath and weakness. If you feel weak and out of breath get your B12 checked ASAP XX
I think about my breathing at the moment. I'm not sure if you are still going through it (I hope not) it's really awful. My chest is affected and its debilitating.
Gmommy, my name is Tami and I am 50 years of age. I started having panic attacks when I was 31 yrs old. Mine also affected me by feeling like I couldn't breath. Anytime I get a cold, sinuses etc.... I start getting anxious and I have panic attacks! So no you are not the only one! I also have done this while watching tv, working, driving and about any thing you can mention. I hate it because I ask myself if I'm having a panic attack or is something really wrong? Counseling with a doctor wh specializes in anxiety helps. I wish you the very best!
Sincerely, Tami
This is an old discussion but I've noticed people have commented more recently. I too have extreme shortness of breath. I've had anxiety all my life with panic attacks. But this is a new symptom for me it started after I had my son five almost 6 months ago. I've had an EKG a 24 hour heart monitor and a chest x-ray and All come back fine. Yeah I still have a hard time believing it. Convinced I have a blood clot from my C-section or something like a heart issue. It just feels so real I can't catch my breath all the time. The doctor gave me an inhaler so we'll see how that works but she said it may take a few weeks. I do have a slight wheeze also I am ex smoker. Anyway it is very debilitating I totally underStand! I just feel like sometimes were told the thing Zaidi when we have a history of anxiety and it may not be. I did get blood test done also and it isn't my thyroid and I'm not anemic. Maybe Gerd? I do have stomach issues. Here I go making excuses for it again but it just feels so real
Pensar conscientemente en tu respiración lleva al pánico y la ansiedad. Distráete viendo televisión o algo así para que la respiración pase a modo automático. La mejor opción es correr unos 100 metros, lo que convencerá a tu mente de que todo está bien con tu cuerpo y tu respiración, por lo que realmente no hay nada por qué preocuparse.
Cure: Same thing was happened with me. Doctor Do Endoscopy and found "Acid Reflux"
When I daily take pills of acid reflux (PPI Inhiblitor medicine) then short breath does not occure.
I was to much frustrated that what happened with me but now I take Acid reflux pills + Anxiety and depression pills.
Hello, I'm a 13 year old girl, and I seen your comment and had to reply! The same thing just started happening to me 3 days ago!!! I'm really scared and I haven't been to the doctor yet but i might go tomorrow. I've been feeling really weird lately, I've been getting lightheaded, dizzy, and I've been using the bathroom more than I usually should a day! Like every hour or 30 minutes I have to go to the bathroom! I also have been having shortness of breath, and it comes and goes. Right now as I'm typing this, it's not happening right now! But it just happened a few minutes ago. I can't breath that good and it almost feels like I'm dying
I wanted to go to the hospital but then it goes away and I'm like no I'm not going because it goes away. I hope this goes away soon. But like ur doctor said it might be just because I'm thinking about it so much and it feels worse then it is, but I've tried to get my mind off of it and I just can't. I don't have any problems with anxiety so I don't think it's an anxiety disorder or attack. If someone finds out what this is PLEASE TELL ME!! I'm really really really scared and I want to know if anyone knows what this is before I go to the doctor, but I'll probably go anyway just to make sure, so please if u know tell me!
Hello, G.mommy I'm going through this now 11 times to emergency room this year . I have to hear myself breathe. Doctors were treating me for asthma which i developed at 56 yrs. Also now have Gerd and anxiety and bad allergies which gives shortness of breath also . Are you still having these problems Gmommy?
Hi, shortness of breath can be caused by b12 defficency and anemia. Get blood tests carried out.
Sí, entiendo perfectamente de qué estás hablando, shortn.
Sí, entiendo perfectamente de lo que estás hablando, la falta de aire incluso cuando no hay un ataque de pánico… Sin embargo, los ataques de pánico son provocados por pensamientos constantes sobre por qué las cosas parecen tan evidentes y por qué condiciones de salud que parecen tan obvias invaden nuestra mente, cosas que hemos visto en la televisión, mientras que un ataque de pánico es solo una liberación de adrenalina en nuestro sistema, señalando una reacción falsa al miedo porque aunque sentimos que estamos en peligro, al borde de un acantilado a punto de caer, la liberación de adrenalina es natural, pero una liberación repentina de adrenalina sin razón causa un efecto negativo. Lo siento mucho por lo que estás pasando, yo también lo hago todos los días, no es divertido. Espero que el tuyo disminuya cada día, pequeñas dosis de lorazepam, no uso continuo todos los días, sino solo cuando la ansiedad está presente.
What acid reflux tablets do you take. A lot of them from GP'S lower your b12.
Soy nuevo en este foro y me alegra un poco saber que no soy el único que sufre esto. He estado luchando con trastorno de ansiedad, ataques de pánico, depresión y TOC durante un año. Ya estoy en un 90 % mejorado, ya que ya no tengo ataques ni depresión, pero aún aparece de vez en cuando. También tengo dificultad para respirar, pero me di cuenta de que es debido a problemas estomacales, como la gastritis, calor o cualquier otra cosa, pero realmente afecta mi respiración a veces. Solo intenta acostarte sobre el vientre y notarás la diferencia, o toma algo de comida o bebida y estarás bien.
I constantly feel short of breath. Like I am struggling to breathe. I have been to the ER And doctor and even got a cat scan to see my lungs. Every doctor told me the same thing that I'm healthy and it was my anxiety making me feel tighteness in my chest and shortness of breath. For this symptom of anxiety I try to do yoga,breathing excersises I find on yoga YouTube channels and cardio workouts. Hope you find some relief! Xoxo
Hi
I to suffer with anxiety ,I,ve been having a few over the past few weeks due to circumstances,but yep the past 2 days I,ve had constant shortness of breath its scaring me as I,m afraid its something awful ,I really want it to go now