Is breathing difficulty a symptom of allergic rhinitis?

Hi doctor,

I have been having breathing difficulty for more than two years. It is as though something is blocking me from inhaling or exhaling. I have taken an ECG, sugar test, thyroid test, chest X-ray, and heart ultrasound sound scan, and everything seems normal. But my problem keeps worsening, and every day living seems tough. Why is this happening?

Please note: I have an allergic rhinitis condition (most of the time, severe headache and blocked nose or congestion). Also, I think I have anxiety or depression, as sudden tears roll out often.

Please help.

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

I would like to go for a chat consultation if you think that can help me. Please let me know the steps to do the same. By the way, will it be the same doctor every chat session or different doctors? I have initiated a chat consultation with the doctor.

Please help, and let me know if you need any further information.

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

I am having breathing difficulty(as though something is blocking me from inhaling or exhaling). I have a loss of appetite. I eat meals only once a day. Also, I have mood swings, mostly low mood, and loneliness.

Crying makes me feel better, but it is difficult to cry as my nature is not like that. I also have chest tightness, so lying down makes me feel better. And I get a lot of knuckles in the leg when I do that. I do not generally share my problems with others and talk to myself a lot.

This is because my husband and his family subjected me to domestic abuse for the past ten years.

Please help.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I have allergy rhinitis, and I often take the tablet Paracetamol for congestion, headache, and a blocked nose. It is becoming difficult to uplift my mood off late, and listening to devotional music is my only option now. Even I feel frustrated doing that sometimes, and I try playing mobile games to let out my stress. I like playing a game that involves breaking things recently.

After my episodes of abuse, I approached the police here once, and they suggested family counseling. I attend those sessions once in a while, but I still do not feel that it is helping. I have come to a point where all hope is lost, and no solution is possible. I am concerned about my kids and their welfare.

Please help.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for the response.

Noted on the Levocetirizine part, but nowadays, I find it quite difficult to sleep at night, so I feel restless during the day. I had a mild dose prescribed earlier that made me sleepy throughout the day, but I was given only for a month as the psychiatrist suggested to consult someone else in the place I live. I always think about why this happened when I tried to do the best for my family, even at the cost of my own happiness and health. I feel so stupid for being that way. Now my health is very bad, and I am going through pain again.

I am confused if one should be good when people around you take you for granted. I served my husband on top of all the suffering, yet I did not receive any support from him, his care, concern, or understanding. He was not even ready to give me pocket money.

Now I have learned to let him go, and my kids started to work, though health is the biggest concern.

Please give me a solution.

Thank you very much for your time and guidance.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

I just expressed what I have been feeling. I think the basic feeling of not having a companion to listen to, care for, and understand has gone deep inside me. I have realized that I am going through all this because of my love for him, despite all the suffering. The attachment was the reason I was just unlucky. So I have started enjoying being alone.

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your advice.

Your message gave me a push to start my day. Whatever you have mentioned is very true. I am trying to do the same. When I realized my husband and his attachment or fear towards his parents to the extent of torturing me, I completely turned my focus to the welfare of my kids. But unfortunately, they also had allergy issues every other day with so many behavioral tantrums, and I could not lead a peaceful life. That is when I tried hard to detach myself from everything for my health.

I am just wondering if I should check for respiratory issues. What test do you suggest? I wonder if this difficulty breathing (feeling of blocking when inhaling or exhaling) is related to that. Because I had severe palpitations in the morning and I managed to switch on the humidifier with eucalyptus oil, I felt better. That is why I am requesting you to suggest a test to check for blockage in the windpipe or lungs.

Please give your suggestions.

Thank you.

Hello doctor,

Thank you for the reply.

I have done a couple of chest X-rays in the past, but the doctor told me it was normal. I will figure out the other test you recommended. And sleep is becoming a big issue these days. I feel restless, and I have clogged thoughts. Also, I feel tired, sleepy, and breathless in the morning. I suspect there is some airway inflammation that needs to be diagnosed. Even my kids were prescribed inhalers for some time when I took them to a pediatrician here, but later I stopped giving them. Do inhalers (blue and orange colored ones) contain steroids?

Please answer.

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

No, I am not taking any medication for sleeplessness. And I have a psychiatric appointment next month. Here, all the appointments are quite delayed as government-based hospitals operate that way (private ones are quite expensive compared to government hospitals). I inquired about the spirometer test today. I need to go through the hospital only, as clinics do not support that.

Thank you.