shortness of breath can get better over time. I have noticed that as I get used
to it and realize that while its not all in my head, the more i do think about
it the worse it gets, so when its happening i try to mentally remind myself to
relax and that "this too shall Pass". it still happens a lot but since i've come
to recognize it and live with it, its much easier and i do notice it less. being
in sales i know what you are talking about. i decided not to go on a daily med
but i take Xanax and have had ZERO problems on presentations, meeting people,
big meetings, etc. Unfortunately for people with panic attacks and anxiety, and
being in the kind of upfront jobs that you and I both have, it is a little
harder to manager anxiety. I do not take xanax every day, but i do take it for
busy or high confrontation days. occasionally i use it before bed as well as it
helps you calm down and go to sleep. i only take .25 which is the lowest dose
possible, but it helps a lot.

Lara

k_emo <k_emo@...> wrote:
Hello group, I'm a new member. I think I'm experiencing MVPS but
have not been diagnosied officially yet. I do have a MVP,
diagnosed 5 years ago. I'm 40 and very active with two kids, a full
time marketing job with lots of travel and a very aggressive
Triathlon and running habit. Over the last few years, I've had
palpatations and chest pain but it's always been minor. However,
three weeks ago, I had a full blown panic attack after swallowing
too many vitamins at once and feeling like I was going to choke. I
ended up in the ER, they did a full range of tests (EKG, CT-scan,
thyroid workup, etc) and I came out healthy. They sent me home.
Subsequently, I had two more panic attacks caused by fear of eating
and food getting stuck. My doctor has diagnosed anxiety and has me
on lorazapam and Zoloft.

I'm feeling much better now except for one symptom that just won't
leave and that's shortness of breath. I've had shortness of breath
for three weeks now and it only is relieved when I'm sleeping or
running. It's troublesome as I want to go back to work (I've been
off since the first attack) but I'm having difficulty talking for
long periods of time since I can't catch my breath and most of my
job is phone calls and presentations. The doctors say I'm getting
100% oxygen so they don't know why I can't catch my breath.

I've been all over the internet looking for ways to alieviate this
symptom and have found nothing. I cut out caffienne and that
stopped the chest pain and palps annd I'm working on the sugar (that
is much harder for me to cut out) but nothing speaks to the
breathlessness. Any ideas?

Thanks and I'm happy to have found this group!
Kelly





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