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Therapy definitely helps but a lot of us have learned what is taking place during the rough times and realize we're not dying, just need to rest, slow down our breathing, do some pursed lip breathing, and take an anxiety pill that hopefully your Dr has prescribed. If he has not prescribed anything, you should talk to him about that and let him know there are a lot of people with COPD that rely on anxiety meds at times but do not take them on a regular schedule. Good luck.
Yes! Do the pursed lip breathing. Sit still & try to calm down. I panic after walking & can't breathe.
I have anxiety and when struggling to breathe like that I have panic attacks which only makes it worse. Now I am two months in doing therapy for anxiety, stress, and panic attacks. It is definitely helping me so that might be something to consider
Absolutely, this is something many people with COPD experience. The feeling of not being able to get a deep breath can trigger real anxiety — and that anxiety can then make the breathlessness feel even worse. It's a tough cycle, but it's very common and very understandable.
One MyCOPDTeam member shared: "I do the Perez Show Full Answer
I am on anxiety meds. Sometimes they don’t help. Once I start working myself up it’s difficult to get control. I become frightened. I just keep repeating BREATHE Slowly and soon I start to calm down.
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