15-04-2014, 20:24
(14-04-2014, 20:11)SarahSchilling Wrote:(14-04-2014, 13:38)KhloeM Wrote: OMG i'm having shortness of breath, I thought I had anemia or a tyroid problem. I'm gonna get tested this week!
Already teste for diabetes and I don't have it.
I've never had shortness of breath started 2 weeks ago, and it comes and goes. I think i have anemia because of other symptons like hair loss, exaustion,etc.
I've been taking pm since august last year, and never had any problem...
I have no idea what's wrong with me, I'm scared.
I took PM for a year before my shortness of breath issues started. I was SO scared, that's why I posted this in hopes I could help someone else experiencing the same level of absolute terror. I went to the doctor at the time, told him about the PM/SP, and he was completely useless in finding the source of my issues. It was awful.
Apparently, its a symptom of blood thickening. Here's a link with several foods that can thin the blood that may help. http://www.healtharticles101.com/top-10-natural-blood-thinners-for-thick-blood/
Also, I had some issues with thinning hair and fatigue myself around that time, and when I had testing done my vit D was low...so maybe try a D3 supplement for that. My doctor says most people today have a deficiency. Not as sure about this one as the blood thickening though. Your hair loss/fatigue could be unrelated to vit D levels.
Didn't think anyone was going to respond to this. I hope my post was helpful. I know how scary shortness of breath can be. Sorry you're having issues with it. At the time, I just stopped taking pm for a month or so....started back and the shortness of breath returned. so then moved on to synthetics with no issues. Looking back though, I think some blood thinning foods could've helped.
Also, avoid too much vitamin K. It's found in leafy green vegetables like spinach, cabbage, stuff like that. It's a blood thickener, so high levels of it would make the shortness of breath worse. ( and I thought I was eating healthy at the time! lol)
Good luck! If you're getting tested maybe give vit D levels a look? and blood platelet count/size? If you're like me, lung function and O2 levels will be normal.
OMG THANK THANK THANK THANK YOU.
I have no idea what I have, went to the hospital on saturday and got tested for diabetes and it's not!!! Doctor said I have anxiety, BS.
I can't believe you had the same symptons.
I feel like I CAN'T breath properly, I feel that my nose, my mouth, my hand tingle somethings for long period of times. I feel weak, even though I'm having 8+ hours of sleep at night. I can't focus on ANYTHING, and I lost half of the hair on my head! I'm just SO SCARED.
I wonder If have a tyroid problem, anemia, or I don't know something. I'm scared I might have to get off PM.
Not sure about my D levels, I do take a multivitamin but I barely go out in the sun! What do you mean by synthetics?
I'm gonnas ask then to test my vitamin D levels and blood platelet count/size!!!
THANK YOU, PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH!