I have had this problem on and off for a
few years. I usually is like a couple
times a year and lasts for a week or so.
You try to breath, but it just doesn't
feel like a good full breath, even though
your lungs are completely expanded. No
wheezing or anything like that. It seems
to come on when I lift or swim. I weight
lift a lot and I am usually fine. This
current bout started when I was doing dead
lifts(picking up a barbell off the
ground). It was very heavy weight and my
lungs and chest were fully expanded.
After the set I started with the breathing
problem and its still here 4 days later.
Stress could be a possibility or maybe
allergies, but I have no other symptoms.
Sleeping or lying down, I have zero
problems breathing. I wake up hoping
that its gone and then that dreaded half
breath feeling comes.
I'm sure it will take a good lung
specialist to find the problem, yuor
regular doctor is gonna say its athsma,
acid reflux or stress probably. It goes
away for me though and I am good for
months, sometimes if i'm real tired I have
the problem, but it doesn't last usually.
Hopefully this will get more medical
attention and so real research will be
done.
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klazzarus
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 8
Anxiety: Don''t Take It Lightly Posted: 08-20-06 21:04pm
Anxiety disorder can be mild or it can be
crippling. A mild version would be the
person who is nervous about the monsters
in the dark basement. A crippling version
would be the person who dreads the next
panic attack, making life uncertain at
best. What is a good anxiety treatment
for you?
Panic attacks have these hallmarks:
* heart palpitations
* perspiration
* hyperventilating
* fear
* avoiding situations that might trigger a
panic attack.
People who suffer from panic attacks never
want to have another one. But often they
are looking for circumstances that exist
when they have panic attacks. These folks
come to associate certain thoughts and
fears with a panic attack. And in fact,
their fear of a panic attack can cause a
panic attack.
There's good news, though.
Antidepressants can deliver you from fear
of monsters in the basement. For panic
attacks, extensive behavioral therapy
helps you conquer the situation.
Conquering the fear of a panic attack can
be a key. And for those who want a quick
remedy, there are accupressure-type
treatments that many people say have cured
them.
The first order of business for an anxiety
sufferer is to get a thorough check-up by
a physician. Rule out any physical
causes, such as thyroid imbalances and
hypoglycemia. Your physician may want to
put you on an antidepressant.
Traditional methods for combating anxiety
attacks involve cognitive behavioral
therapy. A cognitive behavioral therapist
can help you identify your panic attack
thought triggers and work on mastering
them. You can also learn to relax in
order to moderate your body's response to
the triggers.
Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 43 Location: new zealand
Iron Supplements Posted: 08-21-06 05:13am
Just must mention what I learnt some years
ago about men taking iron. A doctor said
that men should have a blood test to see
if they need iron first, as if they don't
need it, it would be stored as excess in
the muscles, including the heart muscle,
and if it did that it could cause a heart
attack. Men have no other way of getting
rid of excess iron apparently.
I would say that men who are very active
like runner41 could well be needing iron.
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TomRainKing
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 1 Location: New Jersey
Exercising Posted: 08-22-06 02:23am
Does anyone else's breathing problems seem
to center around an elevated need for
breathing...During something like
exercise. I seem to be alright during
normal activities...In my opinion because
i'm not really "aware" of my
breathing...But when trying to exercise,
after about 1 minute i'm done, and it
takes a good 5 minutes before I get that
"relieving" deep breath. It's really
scary sometimes. I too have bee through
the caruosel of doctors and nothing seemed
to make sense. I seem to think it's
somewhat mental, because during my
vacation, I was able to swim for 3
straight hours in the ocean with little to
no problem...Other times a walk up a
flight of stairs would really set me off.
It's really confusing...
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ANDY008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Location: BELFAST
Yawning Posted: 08-23-06 00:28am
Re above - interesting stuff and a lot
ofood for thought.
Currently in my second boutof this last
one in june06. Now wondering about
allergies brought on in the summer?
My big trouble kicks in when i'm putting
myself under pressure cycling - cant
breath properly - major yawning is very
common and also hits when more often when
I stop for a few moments then restart.
The nightime after these attacks can be
bad - have learnt after ambulance trip to
hospital with suspected heart attack to
try and control the attacks - deep
breathing into bag helps.
I'm 44 like exercise and used to think I
was fit. This site helps. Will be
researching the diet coke thing as I had
some of that not long before my last
attack. Also have just recovered from a
heavy cold and broken toe during which I
had the usual cold medication and ibrufen
for the toe thing -
people have told me that the ibufen might
be an issue for me - again researching.
Dont worry unduly if possible guys - I
iearnt last year that this only makes it
worse - i'm now looking on it as a
challenge.
i seem to be much like everyone else that
is posting. I'm a very active 21 year
old male and began having problems taking
deep breaths a couple of weeks ago. Much
like everyone else on this forum I went to
the doctor who said im healthy. So I
began looking on the internet at possible
causes of this and found this forum. I
also found a site that I read and now I no
longer have the problem. I will post the
link below. When I first read the
information on this site I didnt think I
had the problem but later on that day I
caught myself taking shallow breaths and
also breathing with my chest instead of my
stomach. Anyways to make a long story
short I began concentrating on my
breathing and I felt better within a few
hours and the "deep breathing" problem was
gone within a few days and i've been fine
since. I really hope this helps people
because I know how annoying and
frustrating the problem is! Anyways I
think its definitely worth it to atleast
look into this.....Here's the link!
Sorry bink the link didn't work - the
breathing thing from the stomach is good,
certainly as a control tool but too early
to say whether it is answer to problem.
Regards
andy
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Bink
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 2
Re: Hvs Posted: 08-25-06 08:03am
Sorry that the link didnt work. If you
google hyperventilation syndrome or
overbreathing then you will get on the
same track I did. I definitely found
that I was overbreathing. Anyways
goodluck I hope this has helped.
-bink-
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beautifuldisaster
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Ohio
Posted: 08-28-06 11:37am
What a releif to find im not alone. And
to find others who have this and are still
alive and kicking. Im 20 years old ive
had this off and on since I was 12 never
seems to last long. But its been going on
for 5 days now and its causng problems.
Ive been working alot lately I dotn know
if thats making it worse or not. It
usually goes away the next day but not his
time.
It got so bad last nite I was ready to
call 911. But its hard to describe to
others who dont have it they dont really
understand what a problem this is
when im occupied im fine but when im not
or im trying to sleep at nite its
ridiculous. Ive gotten 6 hours of sleep
in 4 days its . Im going to the doctor
mau=ybe he can do something for me
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Witness
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 09-01-06 16:50pm
There seems to be tons of people who
joined the boards just for this topic.
Myself included.
Anyone who got better, yet?
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natlp
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Illinois
Can't Get a Deep Breath Posted: 09-13-06 12:05pm
I, too, was glad to find out that others
experience this. Saddened, however, that
most have not found definitive solutions.
It is being able to inflate your lungs
but not getting that satisfied feeling at
the end of the inhalation. I am a 46 yr.
Old female in good health (do have mitral
valve prolapse, but that has not affected
me in any way that I know of)
i remember this going back to at least my
20's. It is an occassional thing, but it
has increased recently. It does not seem
to be related to activity, in fact I
notice it most when i'm sitting watching
tv or talking with someone, or lying in
bed. It does happen on the elliptical
machine, but I don't think that's the
cause. Thinking about it makes it worse.
Lying on my back in bed as opposed to my
sides seems to help. I feel rude when
i'm talking with people and yawn often in
an attempt to get the good breath.
Standing or being in a position that does
not press or squeeze my lungs seems to be
the temporary solution.
It seems that inhalers have not helped
anyone??? I have only begun to pursue
this with the doc, but don't want to waste
my time on things that won't work.
The internet is a wonderful thing!
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Witness
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 09-13-06 14:15pm
Just as a heads up.
I've read on several sites, while
researching this, that mitral valve
prolapse can cause this symptom.
I'll try to find a link for you natlp.
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Sammi1978
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 1
Cant Take a Deep Breath Posted: 09-28-06 17:51pm
I am so pleased that I found this site, I
also have been having this problem for
many years but only the last week has it
got really bad and scary
i struggle to get a deep breath and never
feel satisfied with it which makes me do
it more often and only occasionally do I
feel ive had a full lung full.
Went to the doc today and she thinks I
have a slight lung infection brought on by
a cold I had a few weeks ago so have put
me on a weeks worth of antibiotics and has
also upped my asthma inhaler but so far
not working just woke up really struggling
fir breath and now my rubs seems to be
hurting from trying to take a deep breath
so many times. Does anyone have any
advice on anything that they find that
helps even a little bit. Im finding this
so scary and maybe when I have an episode
I probably do make it a little worse as I
panic but I just try to calm myself down.
My husband doesnt understand so he doesnt
really know what to do and I dont want to
go up to a & e when I dont really need
to I guess.
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goodski
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-08-06 12:15pm
sw123
wrote:
most often it feels like I
can't get a full satisfying breath. Some
links:
thank you so much, sw123, these links are
a help. I also found this forum after
googling "cannot get a deep breath" and
"cannot yawn."
i cannot believe that so many people have
this same problem!!!
Anything with breathing is pretty alarming
for anyone.
This started just about a month ago, and I
cannot connect it to anything. At first I
thought the air quality in nyc got really
bad all the sudden. I do have mild asthma
(ie, if someone is smoking I get
slammed)--for years--but the asthma
inhaler does not help this, and the not
being able to yawn thing does not sound
asthma related at all.
However, acupuncture has been a near cure
for my allergies, so I am now getting that
treatment again, *just to rule out* a new
allergy development. [don't know if
anyone has tried acupuncture for allergies
but it is a life-saver].
I will get some add'l tests, too, but I am
not clear from this forum if a specific
syndrome or cause has been nailed down or
if this is more a symptom that can have
many causes.
For example, asthma can have many causes:
pollution, smog,
ragweed/pollen/dander/dust mites, intense
excercise, smoking, anxiety attack or
stress attack.
I may be missing anything, but can someone
tell me if this "unfull breath/unable to
yawn syndrome" is a:
1) misc cardio problem
2) mitrovalve prolapse problem
3) anxiety problem
4) allergy problem
5) iron related problem (anemia)
6) misc oxygen problem
7) any of the above
mystery problem
that medicine does not recognize.
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sango217
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Orange County, California
Deep Breath Posted: 10-11-06 23:48pm
So I think its been a few years since
ya'all posted these comments. Any
conclusive answers since then? I just
recently began having these same breathing
problems (within the last week or so).
I feel like I can never get a full breath,
or at least feel the relief you should
feel from breathing. Yawning can help,
but I find if I focus on breathing too
much or try to hard to take a full breath
my chest starts hurting/stinging. I'm a
27 year old female, and am in good health
- run/cycle a lot. I don 't think it's
related to the exercising b/c i've been on
this kick for a while, and it also doesn't
seem to be related to any sickness.
Help! It's terribly annoying to not be
able to breathe. Any help is much
appreciated! But in any event, I hope
you guys got some relief. And it is
comforting to know i'm not the only crazy
out there experiencing this. Take care
all!
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vertman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-17-06 00:22am
I'm a 37 year old pro vert skater and have
been experiencing all the same symptoms
... I can't get a full breath, feels like
my lungs aren't full..Etc. It's been
about a year and drs tell me there's
nothing wrong. In fact, they ran some
tests and said I had the best set of lungs
they've seen in 20 years (but I live in
the retirement state of florida)...But
seriously, it's making me crazy ..It
sucks! It happens at work, home, and when
im skating. I'm not as active as I once
was but I dont smoke, drink or do bad
stuff to my body. Although I am the only
pro skater in the world to compete after
having an organ transplant (google
"transplant to handplant") that's me,
...I'm looking for answers
..Help...Anyone. God bless ...Paul
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leuv21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Location: usa
Posted: 10-17-06 06:15am
Hello everyone, I have been suffering form
it since I was younger. It then
disapeared for about 5 years during my
adolescence. But recently for about 2
years, it all came back. It is making
me tired and I always feel heavy.
The fact is that I smoke 3 cigarette a
day may have something to do with it??
Is it the smoke?.. Or drinking? I am
actually on ventolin that I must take
twice a day to feel okay.
However I feel like I get to weaken easily
and feel sleepy during the day. Do you
think that it comes with the medication?
Or something else.
When I get sick that is awful,the sinus
infection make me get a running nose wich
could fill a pool and bronchitis just
follows.
Please, please could anyone give some tips
to my health edit
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vertman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-17-06 19:07pm
Overall i'm fairly healthy (better than
average) for a guy who's had a transplant
17 years ago (thanks dad) ..I dont smoke,
drink or do any kind of illegal drugs nor
have I ever .I just take the meds drs
perscribe for my transplant ..The only
difference in my life is I recently got
married (haa..Thats when it started) and I
dont skate 5 days a week anymore. I've
never experienced this problem before.
The rug in my apt was flooded but has been
replaced ..I wondered about the mold. I'm
thinking of getting a high-end air
filtration system ...Has anyone tried
this? Thanks.
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goodski
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Aucpuncture For Breathing Problems! Posted: 10-21-06 15:18pm
leuv21
wrote:
the fact is that I smoke 3 cigarette a
day may have something to do with it??
yes. It does have something to do with
it. Tobacco constricts & poisons
everything & until you quit completely
and stay away from 2nd handsmoke, don't
give up.
I went to a Dr. For this problem last
month [i was unable to get deep breath]
and smoking was the first question he
asked. My Dr. Knows I don't smoke, but
he made sure I am not inhaling 2nd hand
smoke, which he said is even worse.
In any case, I got acupuncture treatments-
4 of them, and the condition has gone away
almost completely.
I did not get any relief iuntil a few days
after the 2nd treatment, so don't expect
immediate relief, necessarily. Everyone
is different
acupuncture is pretty miraculous when it
comes to inflammation or allergy issues,
so anyone on this board who has chronic
sinus, allergy, asthma or- you smokers who
cannot quit [acupuncture is good for that,
too] .... I urge you to get this kind of
treatment. It takes a few sessions, but
it highly effective.
The dr who gave me the treatments said it
does not work for everyone, but he sees
about 80-90% success rate, which is very
high.
The best part-- drug free!!
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Sammy11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Location: USA
Can't Get a Deep Breath Posted: 10-22-06 09:23am
I am 53 years old. I have been getting
this feeling of not being able to get a
deep satisfying breath for as long as I
can remember. In the past, it would only
last a short time, an hour or so, but for
the last week, I have been having it
constantly. I am constantly taking hard
deep breaths, trying to feel satisfied.
The only time I feel satisfied is when I
yawn, then it starts all over again. I
thought it was anxiety, but I have been
taking xanax for the past few days and
that does not help. Has anyone been told
that it could be related to heart or lung
problems?
mystery problem
that medicine does not recognize.