I asked for something & got Buspirone---5 mg. 3 times day. When I get anxious it certainly affects my breathing.
When I get anxious I go right into bad habit of breathing which lowers the amount of oxygen I am getting. Even just anxious thoughts will as well. I think my COPD has gotten a lot worse in the last year. The anxiety is about real things and the cycle of breathing causes anxiety and then my oxygen is low which causes me to feel more anxiety and is a cycle they see no way out of for me.
@A MyCOPDTeam Member thank you for this I have been on Zoloft over 2 years and the anxiety just gets worse and it's time something helped. I think she wants to try Lexipro (sp) but I will ask her… read more
Does anybody have any of these problems along with COPD? What do you do that helps you handle the symptoms?
All the above
Yes when why anxiety is high it lowers my o2!
yes!
It’s actually at home before I go just thinking about going brings it on
Im usually able to keep up my spirits, but im still working ,(on zoom at home) but i had a panic attack flying tO nyc from la that was ao severe i was sure i was going to die. Im never flying alone… read more
There is a business where I live and they have a room that pushes salted air into the room. I've only used it once but my lungs felt the difference. It got a lot of junk out of my lungs
Not sure… read more
My Partner suggested some lovely excersions for next week end but in my mind I'm always thinking "What if my breathing is bad " or "I don't know how I will be feeling on that day "
I dont leave the house unless its for a Dr appointment. Very afraid of a spell of coughing and spitting up mucus in public. Its embarrassing to me and makes others uncomfortable Im sure. I wish the… read more
I was on a low dosage of Xanax when I lived in Ohio and it really helped a lot and I only took it when things got really bad. Since I have moved to Georgia and have a new doctor he will not prescribe it and says that it is bad for me? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dan
I was having severe panic attacks when going out. My GP put me on gabapentin. It is helped me a lot.