Trouble Breathing

Anybody?

Yes, when its humid out I have trouble breathing, as most people do. Could it be that? I always check the humidity/dew point level before a run.

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Could be exercise induced asthma or I experienced this when I was on a higher protein diet. Too much undigested food in my system.

I had the exact same problem seriously when I lived in Orlando one summer. It was extremely hot and humid and we weren't getting any rain, the air was stagnant day after day and we were having high ozone levels for weeks at a time and my breathing problems got so bad, I would be gasping for air at my desk at work and could just barely get in easy runs gasping the whole time. It turned out I was reacting to high ozone levels and a round of oral steroids cleared up the problem dramatically (I went from being unable to run a mile in 5:00 from the gasping to being able to run a normal tempo run). Once I had to get off the oral steroids (they won't let you say on them for very long) the problem immediately returned. They were experimenting on me with different non-steroidal medications for asthma, none of which worked, and were going to give me a steroid inhaler, then I moved to North Dakota and the problem disappeared and I was running well again within a week or two of leaving Florida. I know live in the southeast again and I always get the same problem during high ozone days, but goes away when the ozone goes away.

I understand your frustration because it was so bad and came on so suddenly I couldn't figure out what on earth was wrong.

I have been experiencing the same thing for the last week.

I'm actually taking some down time the last few days because of a very similiar problem! Temps went up into the 90's w/high humidity rather quickly around here in Southeastern PA. I kept my mileage much the same (around 65mpw), but cut the pace back. Still, I was feeling wiped after runs and having a real hard time breathing all day and night. I felt like I couldn't get a deep breath....when I finally did....I immediately felt breathless again. Very disturbing! During an 8miler on Tuesday, my breath became very rapid and I began to feel dizzy...afterwards I was again struggling to breath all day and night. I've since not run, and feel much better. I've always made efforts to maintain hydration etc, so I was thinking mabey I'm just alittle worn out from a spring racing season and these tough temps. I'm gonna try a few easy miles today and see how it goes. My suggestion: take a few days off like me....then start back easy and go from there. Good luck

I have had this problem since February and have been on a steroidal inhaler for over two months. My breathing is still labored, but I am able to run 50 - 60 miles a week at a controlled pace. At the beginning, I couldn't run much at all. So, it's an impprovement, but I still don't know what's causing it and how much longer I can take the steroidal inhalers.

SARS