Constant shortness of breath- Anxiety??

[ssharm]

Hi, I am an 18 year old female. For the last 3 months I have had a constant shortness of breath that is very severe and it lasts all day and night. I have had a thorough physical examination and all tests came out clear. My doctor says it is anxiety and even though it is hard to beleive i have convinced myself that it is true. I was under a lot of stress with University and I have had trouble sleeping for years. I am waiting to see a psychiatrist but i am scared. I keep thinking what if medications do not work or what if I don't get better. The problem is very severe and I feel as though i can never breathe. I have been trying to ignore the problem by going out with friends, doing yoga but its always there and it feels terrible. I don't think i can just ignore it.

I am just wondering if anyone has ever been through this horrible experience, if it is truely anxiety, and if your condition has improved. I really just need any kind of hope or support at this point. Thanks a lot,

Samantha.

[ineedtogetbetter]

i am 19 a few mounth ago i stared felling like i needed to yawn sometimes to catch my breath then over time it was constantly it made me feel like i was going to stop breathing or something and thin i had my first panic attack and after googleing it and wachting videos on youtub i have understod what i was going thro it was anxitey i have been triying to find ways to help me with no medication i dont want to feel the need to yawn all the time it suckes i just stared some breathing techniques i think thay help a little and all so knowing that this will not kill me and it is all in my head i need to face or confront thangs that i dont want to do i have social anxiet and genarl anxiety it make me scared to talk to people and thangs like lurning to drive  ut i know if i face my fers head on it can really help me i just hope i correct this problem i am haveing

[markwesth]

I also suffer from shortness of breath. After havng read a great deal about it online, there can be many causes. One i suspect I might have is COPD, so Im about to go visit the doctors and get that checked out. If you have been smoking, or recently inhaled something that you shouldn't, then ask your doctor for the COPD spirometry test.. just to be sure :) Best of luck to you all, and my we get our breaths back!

[tasha860813]

Reading this has made me realise I can do this, I really thought I was alone! Some days I feel low with it all, this is all new to me as it all began after having my daughter this march. I've had all test done and all have come bk fine. It helps to know that u are all goin through this , to have someone that understands .

[helpme608]

i'm 18 now and have been dealing with anxiety since i was about 12. although i know when a panic attack is coming..i still can't deal with them. over the last few months it has all gotten so much worse. constantly out of breathe which turns into a panic attack. and i'm having about 2 or 3 panic attacks a day. is there any self help ways to cope?? because i have really bad panic attacks when i go anywhere near the doctors...

[abdullah22]

do we have hope? can this breathing nightmare go away? :'(

[lollymat]

I am having the same problem.constant shortnes of breath,also light headed tingling head and arms.constant crying because I think I an dying.I an a 25yelp old mother of 3,and I love my children dearly,sometimes I think I an dying and I even wrote then a note last week as the breathless feeling was so intense I thought I would never see my babies again.I an a little over the top and everything scares me.how can I get rid of this feeling? I have been to my gp,and had no real advice.going back now in a hour to see if I can be prescribed a medication to help me sleep