Crazy breathing...

So… this past month, which started off pretty rough, I developed this weird breathing/panting business.

Now, I've had air hunger for over a decade. It's all been pretty much the same type of breathing and I could characterize it as the same babesia symptom.

And, back at the beginning of the year I was having some heart trouble and I would get short of breath, have chest pains, dizziness, etc… and it's not that.

I don't know how to describe it other than when I exhale rapidly… while the feeling is very much like I can't catch my breath, instead of breathing in, I'm constantly exhaling —with a little panting. I'm going to call this "winded" because it happens when I need to get up to go to the bathroom (which is about once an hour due to everything I'm drinking), or get up to get something to drink, do anything in the kitchen, check the mail, even when I get ready for bed. The tiniest things exhaust me when I get out of my chair.

Yet, I've had to run several errands on my bike throughout this time, and I feel completely normal. I get a little sweaty and I can feel my heart rate increase, which is all good and normal… but these little exhale panting episodes don't happen when I'm actually exercising.

What gives? Anyone else have similar breathing patterns?

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Thanks summer ;)

My LLMD suspects babesia is flaring as well. I have no reason to think it's something else because it's common for the babesia to flare… AND I had to stop taking my herbs for awhile, and this breathing thing coincided with me resuming the A-Babs. So, maybe she's right.

Sorry you're kind of experiencing the same thing. But it does feel good knowing you're not alone, doesn't it…

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I feel like this when I first wake up everyday. It's almost like my body isn't strong enough to do what it's supposed to. Kind of like being paralyzed. I always think I have asthma or something. I'm never wheezing or anything. But I get super lightheaded and my heart starts to pound. I'll start seeing spots and everything starts to go black on me if I don't sit down.

Sorry you feel like this :( it's unsettling. I sometimes wonder if it's hypercapnia. When you aren't getting your breath all the way out and carbon monoxide builds up. I know my mom struggled with that and she had COPD. she could breath in just fine but couldn't breath all the way out and it would build up in her system.

Hypercapnia is when you're not getting your breath all the way out

I have a sort of diagnosis of POTS. I didn't pass all the way out on the tilt table but my blood pressure dropped enough for the criteria

I am about the same today—thx for asking.

I'm probably not describing it right—I looked up hypercapnia and it is build-up of C02, from not exhaling enough (like when you hyperventilate). All I'm doing is exhaling… like backwards panting, so that doesn't seem to fit.

I upped my A-babs this AM so we'll see what happens next!

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I'm so sorry pirouette :( I hope this passes soon. I wonder if it has anything to do with mycoplasma? Or chlamydia pneumonia?

Well, see if you can get that operator to slow that ride down!!

I hope that you will find that this is easily treatable with just a few tweaks from your doctor!