I was continously gasping for breath 5 months ago
(when I was awake- which was only 50%of the time)
A chest xray showed early emphysema
(which is one of the things they now call COPD)
My breathing improved dramatically during the 2 weeks I waited for xray results.
I had begun
self medication to correct
self diagnosed vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
My breathlessness was mainly due to vitB12 deficiency.
I now climb a flight of stairs quickly without gasping
I was issued with an inhaler with the added comment that my emphysema
was really not bad enough to warrant it, but it will halt its progress.
(I have since read that this is untrue)
I used it for 5 weeks then stopped when I read this
MedWire News - Respiratory - Common COPD treatment linked to increased cardiovascular deaths
Which just compounds what I already decided-
Doctors often don't know all they should know so don't always believe them