Re: hypo, panic attacks, breathing problems, asthma

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In a message dated 6/1/2002 12:04:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

wendymc@... writes:

> I would cough & cough & cough....my eyes would water.....I couldn't get my

> breath. A nurse friend of mine finally wittnessed one of my episodes &

> declared that I had asthma. After going to a specialist....he told me that

> I had some type of breathing probem, but didn't diagnose me with asthma.

> He did prescibe Asthmacort inhaler. It seemed to help. After using that a

> year or so....I seemed to get better. I still have to keep cough drops

> with me though.

To All,

Just as an aside, Dr. Denis puts asthma and panic or anxiety attacks

on his list of symptoms of 's Thyroid Syndrome.

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I had problems with Panic Attacks years ago. I thought I was losing my mind.

This was long before I was ever diagnosed hypo. I have no idea what caused

them. I continued to have problems over a lesser degree. I would cough & cough

& cough....my eyes would water.....I couldn't get my breath. A nurse friend of

mine finally wittnessed one of my episodes & declared that I had asthma. After

going to a specialist....he told me that I had some type of breathing probem,

but didn't diagnose me with asthma. He did prescibe Asthmacort inhaler. It

seemed to help. After using that a year or so....I seemed to get better. I

still have to keep cough drops with me though. Another thing that helped me

with my coughing was taking Magonate, a magnesium supplement. I've also started

taking Yoga which has helped me with my breathing problems. I'm far from

perfect now. But, over the years, my breathing problems & panic attacks have

seemed to improved.

hypo and panic attacks???

Hi all, I was diagnosed with hypothyroid yesturday. I have had

problems for at least the past 9 months...so its a relief to kind of

have an answer to why i have felt so horrible the past 9 months.

My tsh is 7.9, my t3 is normal and my t4 is low. My question is

this...i have been having horrible panic attacks and my heart will

even race. sometimes i feel like i have to yawn to get enough

oxygen and the nap of my neck aches. Then,, after a short time, i

feel " normal " , then it happens again. It is always worse around

my period time. Is this because of the hypothyroid? I feel like i

am going crazy! I am prescribed synthroid, 100mcg daily. Is this

a low dose or what? I haven't begun taking it yet because I need

to stop nursing my daughter before I start it. Help would be

appreciated. Should i get my adrenals checked? thankks, jill

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,

I think that practicing yoga and/or other forms of meditation are a

very important part of staying healthy. Various types of meditation

have been clinically proven to be helpful in relieving asthma and

other breathing problems. Being able to breathe in a relaxed manner is

key to stopping and preventing panic attacks. Being able to control my

breathing is one of the things that helped me the most in being able

to stop having panic attacks. I find that when I practice

Transcendental Meditation regularly (which I learned about 25 years

ago) it helps me stay a lot healthier overall. Best of all, things

like yoga and meditation don't require any special equipment. Once

you've learned the techniques you'll have them forever and be able to

use them any time you want.

Best wishes,

Celeste

McVay wrote:

> I've also started taking Yoga which has helped me with my

breathing problems. I'm far from perfect now. But, over the years,

my breathing problems & panic attacks have seemed to improved.