CrossingTheWater
28-08-08, 17:37
I'm in hell right now! I've been constantly breath for over 3 days. :wacko: This has been happening for years and it usually has a pattern:
No sign of breathing problems for a few months (even if I am anxious)
Breathing starts getting worse...occasionally feeling as though I need to take a deep breath. It gets worse over a period of a few weeks and then peaks for about a week before getting better again. (this doesn't seem to be affected by how anxious I am).
When I say 'out of breath, I mean really out of breath. It feels like my lungs have decided to close up and it hardly makes a difference if I take a deep breath..the air just doesn't seem to go in! My chest feels tight like it's a big knot. You know how people say 'walking through treacle'? Well this is like breathing through treacle. If you breathe out for ages and then hold your breath that's what it feels like all of the time. Like my chest is going to explode.
I've been to the doctors to see about asthma. In fact. I've been three times. One doctor thought I might have asthma, but only mild, the other one said I didn't have asthma and the last one said I didn't have asthma. They gave me an inhaler, but I didn't notice any difference. So it looks like it's not asthma, but I do get out of breath when I exercise.
I thought it could be an allergy, but surely it would be there all of the time?
It can't be a panic attack because it's just one symptom.
I think it's been getting more severe over the last few years. I'm terrified in case it keeps getting worse and worse until I can't breathe at all and I die.
It could be an undiangnosed heart problem...I am only 16 though!
It gets a bit less acute when I distract myself, but it hasn't gone away. When I'm asleep I keep waking up to take a deep breath...surely that wouldn't happen if it was anxiety?
Any suggestions? What can I do? I'm desperate! :scared15: I'll never ever take breathing for granted. It's been more than 3 DAYS! I feel like I'm completely under this thing's control and it could cut off my oxygen supply at any moment. I feel helpless. I can't control this, doctors can't control this, medicine can't control this...I'm going to die. *cries*
Please help.
No sign of breathing problems for a few months (even if I am anxious)
Breathing starts getting worse...occasionally feeling as though I need to take a deep breath. It gets worse over a period of a few weeks and then peaks for about a week before getting better again. (this doesn't seem to be affected by how anxious I am).
When I say 'out of breath, I mean really out of breath. It feels like my lungs have decided to close up and it hardly makes a difference if I take a deep breath..the air just doesn't seem to go in! My chest feels tight like it's a big knot. You know how people say 'walking through treacle'? Well this is like breathing through treacle. If you breathe out for ages and then hold your breath that's what it feels like all of the time. Like my chest is going to explode.
I've been to the doctors to see about asthma. In fact. I've been three times. One doctor thought I might have asthma, but only mild, the other one said I didn't have asthma and the last one said I didn't have asthma. They gave me an inhaler, but I didn't notice any difference. So it looks like it's not asthma, but I do get out of breath when I exercise.
I thought it could be an allergy, but surely it would be there all of the time?
It can't be a panic attack because it's just one symptom.
I think it's been getting more severe over the last few years. I'm terrified in case it keeps getting worse and worse until I can't breathe at all and I die.
It could be an undiangnosed heart problem...I am only 16 though!
It gets a bit less acute when I distract myself, but it hasn't gone away. When I'm asleep I keep waking up to take a deep breath...surely that wouldn't happen if it was anxiety?
Any suggestions? What can I do? I'm desperate! :scared15: I'll never ever take breathing for granted. It's been more than 3 DAYS! I feel like I'm completely under this thing's control and it could cut off my oxygen supply at any moment. I feel helpless. I can't control this, doctors can't control this, medicine can't control this...I'm going to die. *cries*
Please help.