Constant air hunger sensation? Urge to take deep breaths

Hello to all who take a few minutes to read this . Since August of 2018 out of nowhere I developed what is called air hunger or should I say “dyspnea” and may I say it has to be the most uncomfortable sensation I’ve ever delt with . I’m 28 y/o 165lb and healthy . Iv had every test under the sun performed. PCP/Pulmonologist/ENT/cardiologist/GI/
Allergist , even a mental health doctor and not a single doctor has come up with a diagnosis except yea... I’m sure you’ve already guessed it “ANXIETY” witch for some reason I find is complete BS in my opinion. I had a blood taken and thyroid checked as well all normal . This sensation has been 24/7 since the day it came on last August not a single medication these doctors that I listed above have helped . Now to conclude that this may be anxiety... my PCP has me on Xanax witch is doing absolutely nothing for this sensation. all it does is makes me feel like not moving wonderful drug.... and In the past, being this has been going on for 8 months I was put on many other benzo’s that also did nothing for this urge to take deep breaths . I was completely fine before this complete nonsense has come into my and destroyed it. The only thing I had issues with was my temper witch kinda runs in my family. And stress from normal things in life witch I think every human being goes through. I have an amazing girlfriend of 10 years a great family , job I work hard at and anything a young man could ask for . But now life is extremely uncomfortable and doing every day things is just horrid . I don’t know how I’ve even made it this far with this debilitating symptom. Nothing is making sense here and I’ve literally been praying for just an answer and a cure for this evil sensation. Now... I did use marijuana pens for about 8 months prior to this happening simply for pain from motocross accidents(broken bones) and like many others I enjoyed a calm and happy high hanging out at home or with friends listening to music and tinkering with our bikes . It worked . Deff with pain and fatigued from being a mechanic witch is hard on your body . I will never touch a pain killer or get sucked into the opioid usage. The horror stories I’ve heard... so that being said I came to a complete stop with the Weed pen thinking this could have been the cause of this symptom. Well 3 moths had passed and nothing got better so I kinda ruled that out but I figured I’d share that . It’s sad that I see others out here on these forums searching for answers from this literally silent but completely life altering symptom and we are getting no answers . All I ever hear is it’s all in your head ... but it’s a physical symptom and never goes away even witch the treatment of these “head” medications they just make you feel like crap on top of feeling suffocated..? . So as of this very moment I’m waiting for blood test back from the labs to see if Lyme or any infections related to Lyme may be the cause but all my tries to curing this have gone down in flames . Just would like my life back . I have so much to live for so much to enjoy so many good people in my life . This has made me a miserable person and I’m so tired of it . So please if any one has anything new to mention or even an answer to this evil be my guest. We all need to get better ! Thank you for reading


Garrett

Post Edited (GarrettV91) : 5/7/2019 3:45:47 PM (GMT-6)

Thanks for the response. I basically ruled out any mold issues at my home and really not exposed to any at work or at all enough to make this symptom this constant . And if these Lyme panels come back negative maybe I should seek out an LLMD to really dig deeper with this because there is definitely something being missed.

Get yourself one of those small portable oxygen bottles and always keep it within reach. They can be quite useful in case of a bad panic attack.

abenamou - have you not been treating lyme?

Hi Garrett welcome to the forums. I am a 29 yo male with similar acute onset as you and one of my first symptoms was air hunger. It's the sensation you describe but all doctors that I saw told me nothing was wrong with my lungs, oxygen saturation, etc. Everything normal, as usual. I also was on many Benzos including Xanax, lorazepam, clonazepam, all of which did not help the air hunger and got me pissed off how fast doctors would resort to anxiety and depression with a patient that has shown no signs or history of it in the past or any reason to suddenly present with extreme anxiety or depression.

It's only when I started to treat my underlying Bartonella and Babesia infection did the air hunger finally subside. I think specifically for you, the air hunger may be due to a babesia infection. Bartonella and babesia mess with your autonomic nervous system which controls your breathing, digestion, heart rate, pretty much everything your body does without you having to think about it. It is possible to have excellent oxygen saturation and lungs with no anxiety and still have trouble breathing because of autonomic dysfunction. I would get tested for babesia (with igenex) and/or bartonella (with galaxy) and regardless of whether or not you show positive on those labs, most LLMDS will start treating you right away. For healthy people like you with no history, antibiotics is usually first line of treatment.

You CAN and probably will get better. I got sick back in dec. 2017 and now I am about 95% better. Feel free to DM me if you have any specific questions.

Bro contact me, I feel this 24/7 gasping and yawning for deep satisfying breaths ever minute for 2 full years zero breaks. It’s disabling I’m bed ridden with it so hungry for air doctor’s say it’s anxiety it’s not I suspect Lyme was bit by a tick in 2016