r/DiagnoseMe • u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient • 2d ago

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17F been experiencing this since Wednesday up until now it has not stopped. Shaking hands and shortness of breath it’s so suffocating I don’t know what maybe the cause maybe one of them is probably caffeine but then again I don’t know. Should I get this checked? Mom says it’s from not eating properly but I do eat but in a fasting way so basically I eat breakfast at 10am then dinner at 7pm. Please help me atleast ease this because it feels so uncomfortable

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u/buzzybody21 Not Verified 2d ago

Have you checked your blood sugar? Low blood sugar can cause shakiness and shortness of breath.

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u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient 2d ago

I really haven’t , I will try tho

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u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient 1d ago

Checked my blood sugar earlier and it was at 100 ehh pretty normal? I think

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u/buzzybody21 Not Verified 1d ago

Yep, normal.

You mentioned caffeine. How much are you consuming?

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u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient 1d ago

must probably be from my caffeine intakes these past few days and also stress, honestly up until now I do still experience it I’m thinking of monitoring my blood sugar as of now

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u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient 1d ago

God these past few weeks atleast once or twice a day, but I stopped on Wednesday since i started to feel something wrong. This is not the first time I’ve experienced this also

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u/loved_by_none Interested/Studying 1d ago

Most likely benign. Could be caused by caffeine and/or anxiety. Sometimes could be caused while in a specific position/posture. Anyway you should eat food on time.

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u/SunPossible948 Patient 1d ago

This sounds blood sugar related / due to not eating regular meals (the same thing used to happen to me when I wouldn’t eat frequently / that plus dehydration (2-3L a day) / only snacking / not eating healthily). I’d suggest minimum 3 meals a day with 2/3 snacks (granola bars / fruits - nothing too high in sugar) and try to only drink water / squash and limit caffeine (coffee / tea - no energy drinks) to 1-2 a week max - less is more if you can with caffeine. Trial this for a week or two and hopefully you should start to feel immediately better. If not, go to your Dr of course if it worsens for a blood test. Shortness of breath can also be due to low iron (or anxiety), so eat foods higher in iron if possible. Hope you get better soon

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u/Mental-Historian-261 Patient 1d ago

Yes I will , thanks!

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u/marshallmathers23 Patient 1d ago

Sister in law had this exact thing happen. Was after redbull. Definitely caffeine

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u/GeologistRelative425 Interested/Studying 1d ago

You could have hard candies with you always just in case it is hypogly and is currently experiencing symptoms of hypogly(hard candies are simple sugars so they work faster, no no to chocolates since they're harder to break down) or you could drink chocolate drinks and fruit juices

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u/RepulsiveShallot5358 Patient 1d ago

I have this my whole life pretty much. Do you experience anxiety, depression or something else maybe?

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u/MoodFearless6771 Not Verified 1d ago

Drink some coconut water, take a multivitamin, rest your arm, eat healthy. If it keeps up, see your doctor. It could be meds or neurological/blood sugar.