I'm an 18 year old girl and have been having issues with holding my breath since puberty, maybe even earlier.
A few times i've woken up at night and gasped to get air because I must have been holding my breath unconciously.
Mostly it's during the day. It seems like i'm constantly regulating my breath or I literally will go about my business with empty lungs. I feel less focused and really lightheaded and regulating myself, forcing myself to inhale, seems to help but it's getting more difficult.
I don't know if this is a symptom of anything, but as far as i've researched it matches whooping cough and retts disease.. But I have no other obvious respiratory issues (coughing, wheezing, etc) and i'm too old to be just not getting retts. I eat healthy and exercise regularly, but i'm really confused. My doctors are trying to give me inhalers (and have labeled this asthma), which I will accept unless I can get some other idea of what's going on with me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
:( this is just making me crazy.