**SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEAD PRESSURE, FATIGUE, DIFFICULTY YAWNING**

[Kaci_mxm]

Hello,

I am a young, fit 21 year old female & I am confused as to why i am having all these difficulties! The symptoms are almost constant & very much frustrating. Waking up in the morning is difficult for me & throughout the day I feel fatigued. I have difficulty taking a deep breath as well as taking in a FULL yawn- I get half way through it & I feel like it just shuts down on me. I also have blurred vision at times as well as pressure behind my eyes as well as my head in general. I have also been sneezing & hiccuping LIKE CRAZY for the past month & a 1/2!!! This is going to sound crazy, but when I am talking or singing or doing anything that has to do with using breath, my head gets so much pressure built up that it scares me && I cease what ever I am doing at that very moment. I was in the hospital back in April with viral meningitis & while I was being treated for that  I had a brain scan & blood work done & they found nothing wrong with me...I'm not sure if any of these symptoms are any kind of aftermath, but I would like an answer as to what is going on with me. If anyone can help, please feel free to respond to this message!

Thanks,
Kaci

[coltr4ne]

i thought i was alone. i have all the same symptoms the halfway yawns, ridicuolous "brain pain" feelings my brain is moving pressure on both sides, when im reading the pages go white for a second sometimes, ridiculous pressure behind my eyes, what is wrong someone pleasew tell me what doctorshasve said all doctors tell me im fine IM NOT

[MeggyS]

I have some similar symptoms as all of you and I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation Type 1; it in turn has caused me to have intracranial hypertension.  The malformation has caused my cerebellum (hind portion of brain) to basically infiltrate the opening at the base of the skull and herniate into the spinal canal.  It sounds pretty serious but believe me, people live with this often misdiagnosed disorder and it is rarely fatal.  However, it can be progressive and cause neurological symptoms and problems with the spine if left undiagnosed.  The problem is it is often ruled as "incidental findings" on an MRI and some neurologists will not even mention it to their patients as a large portion of them believe it is asymptomatic.  It causes me: shortness of breath (especially when climbing uphill like stairs or inclined pavement) that causes a pressure in my head and behind my eyes; visual disturbances (I have swollen optic nerves called papilledema); facial numbness/tingling; hand and feet numbness/tingling; a "whooshing" and vibration sensation in my ears (they feel as if they are full and someone is pinching shut the inner ear and muting my ability to hear clearly); headaches that originate at the back of my head; sometimes I slur my words and stutter (I previously used to win speech competitions); and just basic fatigue.  I am getting surgery in a week to correct the herniation (Decompression surgery) and I have had spinal taps to relieve the pressure in my head (I have excess CSF fluid that causes the pressure) and I always have a very high pressure reading (I'm on a crazy amount of medicine to lower this "head" pressure but it just doesn't work for me).  These two disorders can be totally separate from each other and their symptoms are very close in nature.  I have both which can happen...and they are not as rare as one might think.  Other than the spinal tap (which showed increased intracrancial pressure and a neurosurgeon who took Chiari Malformation seriously (as seen on my MRI)...my tests came back normal, too.  Always remember BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE; it took me two years for doctors to take me seriously.  All it takes is one to connect the dots and you'll get your answer.  Keep trying and know that you know when something is not right with your body!! Good luck and good health.

[cakeluva1980]

I had the same symptoms. I'm not sure about you but I found out I have lyme disease.  The viral meningitis could have come from a co infection.  if you want more information google chronic neurological lyme disease symptoms.  It's not anxiety and don't let anyone tell you that you are crazy. That's what they kept telling me.  Don't get me wrong not knowing what is wrong with you can give you anxiety it's just not the primary cause of your symptoms.  Here is also a note, just because you may test negative for lyme disease in the future does not mean you don't have it. I would seek a lyme literate doctor.  Best of luck to you.

[razzina]

    If anyone is interested I just wanted to post back and say that my shortness of breath symptoms mysteriously went away,however, I developed other problems, now I have internal vibration type of feeling, fuzzy head, vertigo, muscle twitches mostly in the left side of my body. I have been to at least 3 doctors, and they all keep telling me it's anxiety. I am not anxious only the symptoms making me feel anxious!!!! Will this go away?

[leona79]

I had the same thing and Dr said it's panic attacks. I was a bit stressed at work but didn't think much about it. It used to get worse Sunday before work and I assumed it was my asthma but think now it might be stress related after all. I think sometimes it's sub conscious. I'm still getting it but now I know the cause I can try to relax more, am taking up yoga and have been prescribed citalopram. It's too early to say if it works as it apparently takes about 3 weeks to kick in. Will report back and let you know.

[razzina]

I also have similar symptoms except I do not hiccup or sneeze. Over a month now I cannot properly inhale, I get this feeling that the air does not go down deep enough. I yawn and yawn... sometimes it becomes worse sometimes it becomes better, but I still do not feel my normal self. And lately I developed a head pressure as well. I feel like someone is trying to squeeze my scull on both sides , maybe an inch above my ears. I went to a doctor  they checked my heart, lungs, thyroid, (EKG, PFT and  ultrasound ) blood work , everything came back normal. Many people tell me that this is an anxiety attack , but I up till this point I didn't feel very stressed or anxious , and it isn't going away. I saw ENT he thinks it is Vocal Cord Dysfunction ( could not give me a definite diagnosis though, because the symptoms need to be present to see it and when I saw ENT I was breathing fine)  and gave me medicine for acid reflux,  but how do you explain constant fatigue, and head pressure and sometimes chest pressure.  I  do not feel like I have acid reflux symptoms, only the shortness of breath.  Do I need to see a neurologist maybe???? Anyone has experience with this? Did you get it under control ? Please what doctor should I see next, I need some answers ....I just hope it isn't some kind of symptoms for a more serious disease...