angie102938
09-22-2014, 08:23 PM
im 17 and off and on i get shortness of breath, and sometimes this feeling like im suffocating and im not actually getting air when i am. its very hard to explain the feeling, its scary because sometimes i feel like im going to die or i feel like i should do something at the moment right then like go to the ER. but i have been to the doctor for anxiety and they did a blood test to see if my thyroid was working to hard and all that stuff, and they said i was fine. i sort of think its asthma, but i can take full breathes and it feels like i fill up my lungs but it just doesnt feel satisfying enough. im not stressed out or panicked or even nervous when this happens, i can just be laying there, at school, playing video games and i feel that way. and the weirdest part is it happened while i was trying to sleep last night, i was very tired and decided to sleep, not stressed or anything like that, as i was falling asleep i felt like i was suffocating each time i shut my eyes, i woke up gasping for air and it made me panic and made it worse, i was so panicked and scared i started to cry, i dont know whats wrong with me. the doctor said im fine, they didnt check my lungs or anything, but she did recommend a psychiatrist, but my dad doesnt want me to take anti-depressants or anything, because he said once you start taking them, you dont wanna stop (personal experience from my family). so am i stuck like this forever? and is it just anxiety? im not anxious or panicky it just happens, even when im about to sleep which is even weirder. its a scary feeling that people with anxiety just dont understand so people dont seem to take me seriously.. i tell my dad and he just says not to think about it and to stay calm but i cant when it feels like your suffocating, and i dont even think about it when it happens most of the time..sorry this is long:(
help? (btw im new to this site so sorry if this is to long than a usual post)
help? (btw im new to this site so sorry if this is to long than a usual post)