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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

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breathless

luna991
luna991
I dont know if this is a symptom of cfs/fibro but I find that just lately I will get breathless and this will last for a day or two and then be gone, my doc has done tests and all seems ok so wondered if others experience this at all.

I have low B12 and it seems that this is also a symptom of this along with palpitations which I get but my doc wont give me injections and the supplements dont seem to make any difference

Its not like im out of breath from doing activity and no wheezing its just like i feel like im not getting enough air and need to almost yawn to get a good breath

Also seems to be a bit better if out of the house so didnt know if it could be dust or mold related or something or if its just that I dont think about it so much if im out of the house

So many possibilities



Anyone else?
DarlaC
DarlaC
I feel this way sometimes!! Usually after some kind of activity, but often for no particular reason at all. My CFS doctor told me that, as a rule, people with CFS do NOT breathe in deeply enough in general. That I need to make a concerted effort to take deep breaths as I go through the day.

I have a fibro sheet of exercises to do while in bed. The FIRST thing on there, is to take three deep breaths. I don't know why we don't do this....but we need to make a conscious effort to try.

Since I started deep breathing as an every day "must do", I find that I feel "breathless" much less often. We have to fill up them lungs!!!
DixieBlue
DixieBlue
Oh yes, I have felt this and since you mentioned the yawning part.. when I first became ill with CFS I started Yawning three times in a row like I am trying to catch my breath..it's like gulping for air even when I am not tired from an activity or a long day.

I started doing an exercise called Qi Gong. It's very slow movements combined with breathing and I don't do have the yawning attacks near as often as I did prior to the exercise. I think for some reason (either tired or pain), we tend to not breath as deeply as we did prior to becoming ill.

Have also found that I hyperventilate a whole lot quicker than I used to. Breathing is a very slow process... when I go to the doctor and they tell me to breathe, I have to say after the second one "Hold up, if I breathe any faster I'll pass out."
deleted_user
deleted_user
me too and i was wondering if this was a symptom, the thing with mw is that when i feel breathless i get panic attacks too, so i though it was a symptom of pannic attack, but today i realized that i could breath right and i was not anxious, i cleaned my house and did laundry yesterday and i felt so tired and in pain today