This is EXACTLY what is happening to me. I feel like I can't take a deep breath and it's only relieved when I force a yawn (which is successful about 1/15 tries). When it works, its an amazing feeling, and its gone within 15 seconds. This started happening to me a few days ago. I have NEVER had this problem. I'm 25 years old. Not a smoker, not on birth control, work/stress a lot (but nothing in particular has been stressful over the last few days). Not over weight, though I don't exercise as much as I should/used to (because of work). I'm female. HELP!!!!!! I went to a walk-in clinic last night and she put me up to a respiration machine (I guess the same as asthma medicine). I felt ok last night, but not completely. Not allergic to anything. Been freaking out since I've been researching this - it sounds like there is no cure?????? Just had a successful yawn, so amazing.

I have this problem too and I think I know what the answer is. I think it is either OCD or a Tic disorder. I have OCD and maybe a tic disorder so I do a lot of wierd compulsive things due to obsession and this is one of them. I sometimes feel the "obsession" of not getting enough air or getting a full breath and so I result to the "compulsion" of trying to take these deep breaths but I dont realize I am breathing fine and these deep breaths are just too deep and that is why I can never get them therefore I dont feel satisfied but I was never suffocating or anything in the first place. This compulsion to catch your breath repeats a lot for a few days while your stuck in this loop but then your brain forgets about it and your ok. I think it has to be this because the urge I get to get a satisfying breath is very similar to the urges I get to wash my hands and such it just is consuming causing me to revert to my compulsion. Do any of you have OCD or have other obsessions because I am convinced that is the reason since everyone who has this problem says doctors cant attribute any other physical problem to this.