Could it be all the pollen in the air? Especially if you're in a warm area and those nasty blossoms are all a-poppin' up! If it's allergies, use your favourite allergy countermeasures (Neil Med...
Hey Turtle, Sorry to hear you are down. Would looking at internet cute cat videos (or other animals) help at all? Animal video therapy always brings me a smile :) Sending only good vibrations your...
Hey S. Cat! That looks like a great thread. Thank you for pointing it out! I skimmed through it and it looks like it has some good questions. I'll be sure to give it a good read-through tonight, to...
OK gang, I've been suffering the gamut of problems over the last few months, and collectively, the last 1.5 years or so. Anxiety, shortness of breath, fatigue, weird tight gassy/jelly chest feelings...
Hi Lacey, I'll respond because writing this out may help me get my thoughts out (and I hope it helps others too, if you can relate). I guess my symptoms are a little milder than many, yet I still...
Hi AnnaNic, I'm very new to meditation though I have gone on YouTube and found some very good follow-along videos to get started. Just search on "meditation" and "beginner" or something like that....
Medved, Ambien and Lunesta are both non-benzodiazipines so called "Z-drugs", though I couldn't tell you the subtle differences between the two as I'm no doctor (my doctor was OK with prescribing...
Hi AnnaNic, Welcome to the forum! The moderators have pointed out the Resources link, which is good info. What I wanted to single out though, as a reminder, don't forget to do deep breathing...
Hi Medved, I'm on Ambien, 10 mg a night. I've been taking one a night for a couple of years now. Probably not a good idea. I occasionally try to wean to 7.5 mg, though end up going back to 10 mg (I...
Wow. This is very helpful. I am going to my first therapist session in about two weeks, and naïvely it's easy to go in trying to pinpoint the source or trigger of my symptoms. When maybe it may be...
Hi Gina and everyone. Took a break for the last few months though I thought I'd post and share my symptoms. It's come back to haunt me in March after two or so really good months feeling close to...
tbhyp, hi there! Many of us have been in this boat before! Gas, anxiety, or heart? When I originally had two severe panic type attacks back in '05, I went to the ER twice thinking it was a heart...
Yeah I've been experiencing some weird chest feelings recently too. Not pain, just like the heart is beating in jelly or something. A weird sort of tightness that goes up to my throat, almost like a...
Hi Kitt, Yeah. I understand. Wishing to feel normal again. I have windows of normalcy where I can go out and have fun. Like late August where I enjoyed a nice concert. And dunno how I pulled it...
Just checking in. I haven't posted recently. I remained on the 10 mg Elavil regimen for about three weeks, though the last week I was on vacation and felt terribly exhausted during the latter part of...
Well, I finally joined Club Elavil on Friday night. Took my 10 mg. Boy, it knocked me out the next day! Slept most of the afternoon on Saturday. Some dry mouth but not too much, no rapid heartbeat....
Hi Wannabehappy, So sorry you are going through this. As someone who's experienced bad symptoms, having bad days, not feeling well, etc. let me try to speak from his point of view. I've been dealing...
MurseChris: yeah, if you got a PRN (take as needed) prescription, definitely a good idea to resist taking Xanax/Ativan/whatever unless it gets really really bad! Good job! Richaf: I'm no doctor, tho...
Hey thanks Larry, SC, Skitt and Tovaladymom for your insights! There has been a delay in entering Club Elavil. My GI doc (who hasn't been very responsive), hasn't phoned in the script to the pharmacy...
Hi MurseChris! You're not alone. I have been there, where you are. That was about 7 years ago. My first couple of bad episodes with chest pain, went to the ER thinking it was a heart attack. Tests...
Hi Richaf, Welcome. I have some symptoms like yourself. Like you, shortness of breath with just a little exertion. Sometimes just talking a lot will wear me out and give me a heavy feeling in my...
Hello folks! Well, due to reported symptoms such as shortness of breath, panicky "gulpy" feelings of having to catch my breath, lump in throat (globus), and other symptoms (and test results) that...
LB1976, Yes, thank you. It's reassuring to hear that I'm not alone. MVP+ dyspnea + anxiety, not a great combination. From all that I'm reading, MVP can be a rather benign condition and I guess I'll...
Hi folks, I usually hang out on the Anxiety and GERD forums, tho I wanted to get the advice of you wonderful cardio folks. Relatively new member to Healingwell, my full intro is here:...
Thanks SC! Good idea. I'll check in on the cardio forum. I am 90% sure that MVP was on the report, as soon after my primary care physician recommended taking antibiotics before dental work. That...
Hi folks, I've been suffering through feelings of shortness of breath or dyspnea. Like, sensations that I need to take a better breath, almost a gasp (never quite though). I've been dealing with this...
Hi gang, Well I got a paper copy of my 24 pH report. I suppose I have to rule out GERD. The pH looks normal (not sure how to read the report tho that's what I gather). My two main indications for...
Hey Poetic8, before I started taking Ativan for anxiety, there was this homeopathic product called Calms Forté that I had so-so results with. Non-habit forming. I live in Eastern USA and so I found...
UPDATE, well, after over 3 weeks, I finally got my results for this test. My GI told me the results came back "normal". I don't have details yet--he is going to mail a copy of the report to me. On...
Wow ChattDana, thanks for those homepathic remedy tips. I, too, am stepping away from my omeprazole 20 mg. daily (after discussing with my GI doc). After being on this thing for months now (from...
Mikey, Just wanted to tell you that you're not alone. I've experienced some combination of chest pain, heartbeat, and shortness of breath in the past. I've made a couple of trips to the ER thinking...
I have been getting dyspnea lately. It is mild, to the point where I don't feel very jittery. It makes me clear my throat a lot: some lumpy throat feeling. If the dyspnea gets worse, it begins to...
Hey folks. I'm happy to say that I didn't cancel, and went on my trip! I had a lot of fun. Glad I did it. There were a few times where I did suffer from some shortness of breath episodes. I took...
Thank you Fox, that's exactly what I need to hear. It would be stupid and costly ($$$$ airline change fees) to cancel this. I can't let it control me. Ruhr...
Hey. Ruhr here. I'm a reflux and anxiety sufferer. Full bio at: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2798089 Last night, I had some bad shortness of breath problems. I'd have...
ARGH! I had my appointment with my new GI doc (jr. doc) today. They said my 24 pH results, taken a week ago, would be ready. But they weren't! GRRR. So it was kind of a waste of my time. Well, at...
Hi Xxplosive, You're not alone. Your symptoms sound somewhat like mine. And they've sort of shifted recently. A few months ago it was more heartburn/chest pain, some fatigue, a weird "jelly" feeling...
MMM, I heard it depends on the device worn. I had a "Zephyr" device with three numbered buttons. They corresponded to one of three symptoms. For me, it corresponded to 1=shortness of breath,...
Bryter, That's really encouraging to hear a success story like that. I'm glad you've found a diet that you can live with! I haven't tried outright *eliminating* anything from my diet yet....
Molly, Yeah, I know what you mean. I had plans to try to stay active yesterday to get good test results, and all I wanted to do was lie down and sleep. In terms of eating, I ate slowly though I still...
MMM, Sorry to hear your manometry was a little rough. I didn't have that done--just the 24 hr tube. The 24 hr tube is a lot thinner so I could imagine the manometry one was very difficult! At least...
MMM, My probe was directly connected: it is actually a thin copper-looking catheter that they strung through my nose, down my throat, into the esophagus. Today was not a big shortness of breath day...
Hi lobstah, I take half a pill (0.25 mg) or a full pill (0.5 mg) of Ativan as needed, when I'm having rough anxiety. The anxiety comes because of rough episodes of shortness of breath, or real bad...
OK, well this morning went OK. The only hard part was putting the probe in. There was a slight burning sensation in my nose as the nurse advanced the probe. The tips on lightly biting the tongue...
Thanks for the responses guys! I elected to take off tomorrow. Explained it to my boss. She agreed with me--I'd probably be a little uncomfortable and start getting tired of having to keep explaining...
Thanks for the tip, fishguy. I've located some excellent YouTube videos of folks discussing the procedure, and they've been mostly reassuring that it's not too bad (well, except one where the guy's...
Guys and gals, I'm having a 24 hour esophageal pH test done tomorrow morning. Emotionally, I'm strangely calm about it, although I suppose I have intellectual fears/concerns about this procedure....
Panicgirly, thanks for the warm welcome. I love aloe juice! Little nice bits of aloe in them. Kinda weird swallowing though. And I did not know it helps with heartburn. All the more reason for me to...
Hello SoulNHealing! Just wanted to share my experience with Celexa. I was taking it for a while, early on in my anxiety treatment in the mid 00s. I did not like it. After regular use for about a...
Hi folks! Want to introduce myself. I'm Ruhr, just joined yesterday. My full intro is here on the GERD forum: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2798089 In a nutshell though,...