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Posted 3/20/2015 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Do any of you get like mild shortness of breath. I can't say I really have anxiety about it, but it is bugging me and that does make me pay attention to it more.

Its worse when I'm laying in bed not doing anything, it starts to feel like I cant get a satifisying breath without taking deep breaths.

Like I said I'm not really panic or in any state of anxiety, I just think it could be cause by me thinking about it.
Posted 3/20/2015 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
I used to get this really bad. I still have it, but not nearly as bad as I did. It is a scary symptom of anxiety, but does eventually subside. The trick is not to pay it too much attention (easier said than done, sometimes!!).
Posted 3/20/2015 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
This happens to me, too, especially at night. I'm not sure what to make of it.
Posted 3/20/2015 6:52 AM (GMT 0)
have a chat with your doc. to rule out any obstruction / apnea.
Posted 3/20/2015 10:14 AM (GMT 0)
This happens to me as well. Though mine usually goes away when I lay down. It comes off and on all day long though it's been getting better lately. I noticed it goes away when I don't focus on it.
Posted 3/20/2015 10:27 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, that was my first symptom. It went on for a long time and I finally had a doctor send me to a speech therapist that diagnosed me with vocal chord dysfunction. She then spent months teaching me how to breathe again. It worked. When I get the feelings again I practice what she taught me. It also calms me down when I'm feeling anxious.
Posted 3/20/2015 3:55 PM (GMT 0)
BDL,

This is a very common anxiety complaint...although I do support the step of getting the all clear with your doctor if you've not had a medical evalutation recently...just to be sure it's an anxiety issue in this case.

I have a great breathing technique that helped me everytime I came up against this symptom. Let me know and I'll gladly post it for you! ;)

S.C.
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