Posted by KaraS on March 25, 2005, at 21:32:29
In reply to Re: GAD? » KaraS, posted by tealady on March 25, 2005, at 19:36:46
> > Hi Jan,
> > I have those breathing problems also. It's mostly from anxiety. Also, my nose gets swollen up from allergies and I can't breathe through it. This adds to the problem and had me thinking that asthma was the issue. But I'm now on 25 mg. of doxepin and I don't have the breathing problems anymore. Of course there is an antihistaminic side to doxepin - but I still get the can't breathe out of my nose feeling sometimes so I think that the doxepin's effect on my anxiety is what is helping the most here.
> >
> > Kara
>
> That's real strange what you say about your nose.
> My nose has been blocked most of my life. I was put on pills soon after birth as my nose was too stuffed up for me to feed..little blue pills...forget what they are called, but I suspect antihistamines of some form.
> The ONLY time in my life my nose has not been stuffed was last year in England/Wales..got stuffed again about 30 mins after I arrived back thru customs in Oz.
> I was thinking maybe its the eucalyptus tree oils..or maeleluca tree oils? I was also considering that for the first half of the 7 weeks or so in UK I was on doxycycline(jut an experiment to see about reducing antibodies etc) ..so maybe the antibiotic was helping there and just wore off..
> but after what you say..maybe it is panic of some kind.
> Strange though..
> My Dad also has the stuffed nose all the time thing, but he breathes OK and can exercise just fine too
>
> Jan
Just to clarify, I think that my former difficulty in breathing (chest really tight) was anxiety related. The stuffed up nose is allergies but that just adds to the panic I was feeling about not being able to breathe. Now that I'm taking doxepin I'm not panicking about breathing even though I still have the stuffed up nose sometimes.That's odd about your brief respite from having a stuffed up nose while in the UK. It's not fun to have that problem on top of anxiety. I hope you're able to find something that works for you.
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