For as long as I can remember I haven’t been able to take deep breaths often or purposely. Shallow breaths make me dizzy after a while so then I panic that I can’t get a satisfying gasp of air.
if I touch my chin to my chest I can’t breathe at all, I tend to look up if I need to take a deep breath. It takes some time for me to get one if at all but 9/10 the only time I get a decent breath is at the end of a yawn.
I often feel like my clothes are restricting my neck even if they aren’t touching. So I feel suffocated when that happens and try to take deep breaths. I can’t lay flat, my pillows have to be against the headboard so I sleep almost upright otherwise I can’t sleep or breathe and end up snoring/waking myself up gasping for air/restless and wake with migraines.
when I do manage to get a good deep breath it isn’t long before I feel I need another if that makes sense. Almost like my body just isn’t getting oxygen (I know I am else I wouldn’t be alive-just a example)
As a child I had constant tonsillitis, mostly untreated so my tonsils are permanently bigger than they should be. Could this be a connection?
I do feel it could be asthma but again I know anxiety can make you feel this way.
Has anyone experienced it and can offer advice before I finally book a gp appointment?