Air hunger, anyone?

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I have it too! Iā€™ve never mentioned it to anyone for fear theyā€™d think I was crazy. Itā€™s definitely worse when Iā€™m anxious.

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I am reviving this discussion because I have been suffering from air hunger for the last few weeks. I stopped my medication (pizotifen) in January and, aside from nausea for the first few weeks after stopping the medication, I have been feeling good. I would probably describe myself as being 98%, apart from this air hunger. It seems to be worse when I am lying down and, for example, read. It is not that bad if I am active. I am wondering whether it is a symptom of vestibular migraine or whether it is something else? And does anyone have any suggestions of how best to deal with it?

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This has always been an anxiety symptom for me, and Iā€™ve been told as much by my doctorsā€¦not sure if thereā€™s other things that generally cause it, but thatā€™s just my experience

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Very interesting! I donā€™t feel anxious, but maybe I am without being aware of it?

Do you have any strategies on how to deal with it, that you are prepared to share?

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yes; I get anxious without even realizing it myself too. I believe this is referred to as ā€œsomatizationā€ where emotions are experienced as physical sensations in the body as opposed to how theyā€™re normally experienced.

Iā€™ve always dealt with my own anxiety through just taking it easy ā€“ a hot shower, time laid down for rest, something I enjoy etc, but I think its important to point out that my anxiety is ā€œclinicalā€ in the sense that Iā€™ve been diagnosed as having ā€œgeneralized anxietyā€, which my medication for MAV/MV also helps in treating. If youā€™re worried about your anxiety rising to the ā€œclinicalā€ level, I would have that conversation with your doctor and try to develop coping strategies/consider seeing a counselor, etc. unless you want to try medication. I always prefer to try the ā€œcommon senseā€ approaches before taking medication, but medication is often needed.

also, i just want to point out, i dont want to say that I think that youā€™re having anxiety personally with this symptom, but rather, anxiety is what caused it in the past for me, but there are other possible causes

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