[SarahSchilling]

That's interesting, because at the time I thought it could be my thyroid, anemia, or estrogen dominance. I had my thyroid tested, but it wasn't far outside of the normal range, and applying progesterone cream didn't stop the shortness of breath attacks either. Blood testing ruled out anemia.

So eventually I hesitantly quit taking PM, and things cleared up. When I tried to resume the PM, shortness of breath returned. Only now, a year later, after hearing my doctor warn of shortness of breath being a sign of thick blood and an increased risk for blood clots did I think to link the two. So I'm far from certain that this is your issue. Either way, though....I am fairly certain dropping the PM will help.

Oh, and just something I noticed.. I also had the dry flaky scalp on the crown of my head, where the hair was thinning. My hair loss wasn't as extreme as yours sounds to be, though. Poor thing

It will get better.

As for the calcium, I don't think that's enough to cause shortness of breath, or tons of people taking it would have the symptom. I think a mixture of blood thickening and possibly E dominance is probably it.