Breathing problems with belching and yawning

Hello, Im 27 and have been having problems with my breathing for around 2 years now. It first appeared after a bad reaction to amitriptyline which I was taking to try and eliminate chronic headaches.

I now suffer around 90% of the time with feeling short of breath, it feels as if my lungs aren't filling enough as though there is something in my chest stopping my lungs inflate. I also feel like i'm not breathing quick enough sometimes.

I am always burping and I really struggle to sleep at night as when Im lay down I feel a lot worse, I have to keep sitting up to burp and then I feel a slight release.

Have seen the doctor so many times and just keep being given new tablets to try, am currently taking ompeprazole (for the 2nd try) and mintec (as I have also been suffering with symptoms of ibs). Have had blood tests and a couple of ECG's but no further tests. Dr thought it could be hernia or h.pylori but the blood tests have ruled out the latter,

Have also been told that it is probably anxiety which is causing the symptoms - i have no doubt im anxious and stressed but who wouldn't be when they feel like they can't breathe and are completely exhausted from the lack of sleep. I feel like im going mad sometimes with them not finding anything so I keep trailing the internet looking for answers myself which probablt makes we worry more and makes everything worse.

If anyone has similar problems and has found any answers then please let me know, this is all ruining my life (I am writing this at nearly 3am after having to get out of bed as I felt so uncomfortable).

 

I have the same problem with the breathing ,im still trying to figure out whats goingon with myself but I do hope you find some relief soon:)

Fedup1983, I am new to this forum and have not been feeling well myself for the last several years. I am a 54yr old male who has been diagnosed with Anxiety, GERDS, and recently Gastroparesis. Approximately a month ago I began feeling full all of the time and had a feeling of discomfort just under the diaphram and I was having a very difficult time breathing. I agree it can be a bit stressful. My personal belief is that the ailments I have probabably aggrivate one another. I am taking Ranitidine for the GERDS and it seems to help. I have done quite a bit of research on the Gastroparesis problem in the last four days and have come up with what I think are a couple of good web sites but unfortunately I have them at home. I have since learned controlling my symptoms is dependant upon what and how much I eat. I found about the Gastroparesis after having a test called a stomach emptying test done. It was a simple test that takes about four hours. You eat some eggs or oatmeal that has a radioactive material in it and they take photo's of your digestive system for an hour and then return a couple of hours later and the take another photo. It was determined that my food was not digesting properly and was sitting in my stomach to long which caused a bacteria build up and was probably the cause my other symptoms. The contineous full feeling the pressure under my diaphram and I believe because of the probable destension of the stomach it was putting  pressure on the dyaphram causing the difficulty breeathing. As previously stated I have done some research and learned that this can be controlled by either diet, meds, and there are some surgical options if necessary. I have since changed my diet and primarily am on a liquid diet at the time. I do eat solids occasionally. I have an appointment with my primary physican tomorrow to discuss the situation to see what if anything else needs to be done and to see if any of my meds need to be changed as a result of this new development. Just changing my diet has given me a great deal of relief for the most part. I hope this helps and recommend discussing this situation with your physician.

i got told i had anxiety when i didnt - just had a sensation of breathlessness because of acid reflux. could be a whole array of different causes - gett a GERD related consultant . GPs are generalists and in my experience useless for my past GERD issues

I have very similar symptoms. My doctor prescribed me Zantac 150 mg. It really helps - the breathing difficulties were very soon gone. However, I still don't know what exactly my problem is - I am still trying to find out. The good part is that I am getting this only occasionally and in this situations Zantac helped me.

This message is to fedup1983, I have similar symptoms as you except with maybe a few more issues, but your story sounds so much like mine and I don't know how to email you. my email is [email protected] if you would like to chat about our problems.

I feel for you. I go through this all the time. I know exactly how you feel. whenever you go to the doctor they always say it's anxiety or stress related. I started meditation and I listen to total relaxation tapes when I cant sleep gonna try erecise and a few more things because it was sujested by everybody I know on facebook. lol anythings worth a try. I feel so bad for you and everyone else on here. It's a horrible feeling. I think maybe accupuncture is next for me anything is worth a try. gonna try the zantac also that one of you sugested. thanks. good luck

I recently had this.. it is NOT Asthma. I've had asthma since I was 3.
If it is hard to breathe out it is Asthma, if it is hard to breath in it is Functioning Dyspepsia in which your oxygen levels are normal or high but you feel as if you cannot get a full breath. This is basically hyperventilation caused by certain nerves in the throat area being irritated by reflux. Inhalers do not work for it, and in fact Albuterol increases the heart rate and anxiety levels, which makes it worse/

I had never had heartburn or indigestion. After spending 2 days in the hospital, 4 ultrasounds on my heart, ultrasounds on my legs, two CTs, an EKG, bloodwork, stress test, diuretic test, and an ultrasound on my gallbladder, the physician in the cardiac floor finally put it all together. I have Silent GERD.

I'm now on Protonix and still having trouble... I'm waiting to see a GE to see how bad the damage is.

(the week before I went to the ER my GP had given me Qvar as I already had a ProAir, and xanax. The xanax simply put me to sleep, but did't help with the breathing at all. If you can drive yourself around and workout and cook etc etc, you are probably not having a panic attack.)

I have the same lung and burping issues. I also get mucus coming up after burping. It is always only on my left lung where my stomach is. Whenever I've had to take prednisone that always helps but of course I can't live on prednisone. I'm going to try a diet change with some herbs. we will see