Sheena, thanks for your response. For me, it's not panic. I'm pretty calm most of the time. Well, all of the time really. I haven't been prescribed anything for anxiety (xanax, etc.) because I haven't felt I needed it and have not asked for it. I'm sure my Neuro would write me a prescription for it if I asked him. I'm convinced it's MS related - and like most symptoms it will eventually go away. I'm sorry my post scared you - I feel bad about that. I hope things get better for you. Sometimes it seems like it all hits at once and I won't pretend to know what you're going through. Just know that you have friends here that truly care about you.

Oh Kitty, don't worry about me. I'm fine. I just have a lot to learn about all the nice, sweet things that MS brings to us. If I get a hug from MS, I'll prob still pass it off as panic and just pop a few extra pills. LOL I hope you feel better soon - very. Take Care no today!

Just to add to the chorus...

I've also had shortness of breath that I initially wrote off to anxiety - except that I wasn't anxious. Sometimes it just feels like I need more air, so I breathe in through my nose, and out through my mouth. Sometimes I'm so short of breath that I pant - this hasn't happened in a while.

I exercise regularly, and this doesn't happen when I exercise - it's always been when I'm fatigued, on the couch, and either just waking up or about to nod off.

When I called the neuro about it, I wasn't able to get through, but the nurse on station told me to call my PCP, as a virus was going around. Turns out it wasn't the virus - I just got that last month! So I know what that's like. Horrible!

It's taking me a long time to recover from it, and I believe it's because of my restricted breathing. I've always had a low lung capacity, going back to high school, but until I got MS I never thought it might be neurological.