Shortness of breath is when you feel you cannot get enough air. You may feel as if your breathing is forced, labored or that you are having a hard time catching your breath. You may feel as if you must force yourself to breath, feel as if you are suffocating or you may be afraid of dying from not breathing.
Feeling as if you cannot breath can become a trigger to a panic attack, the fear of not being able to breath can cause your heart to beat faster, cause you to feel dizzy or make you feel...
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You are taking asthma medications and they are not helping If you have been prescribed inhalers, such as a quick-relief inhaler and/or a controller inhaler, and they are not working, you are likely experiencing something other than asthma. You...
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