Question: A few months ago i wrote in about having breathless episodes with fast heartrate and dizziness. The doctor thought it was obsessive compulsive anxiety attacks. He recommended counseling, meditation, exercise, and seeing a psychiatrist. These episodes have been happening for years and i have gone to counseling, have a psychiatrist i see every three months, i exercise by walking as often as possible, and basically have very little stress in my life at this point. The doctors dont know what these attacks are. No tests have definitively shown anything that could explain these episodes. These attacks happen several times throughout the day. If i reach over my head ill get breathless and dizzy. The same if I am doing housework on my knees then stand up. Sometimes stretching in bed will cause a breathless attack. I dont think I obsess about this condition. I dont feel mentally panicky or scared. It is just an aggravation and an inconvenience. Other triggers for these attacks are anything physically strenuous, sudden excitement, standing or walking after being seated or lying down for a period if time, My primary doctor thinks its related to the autonomic nervous system, my neurologist doesnt know what is causing it, my psychiatrist is also puzzled. My cardiologist of a few years ago witnessed an attack and said it was definitely not a panic attack. That is was some kind of physiological paroxm. He called it adrenergic syndrome. Im writing again to give a little more information to see if there is any other possible reason for these attacks besides anxiety. If its a panic disorder then i dont know what else to do to help myself. Ive tried meditation as well as all the other things ive already mentioned. I just want to live a normal life where i dont have these miserable episodes. I dont think about them except when they happen or when im speaking to doctors. I do avoid strenuous activities becsuse i know that will bring on an attack. Otherwise i go about ny day as anyone else would. But if theres anything that would stop these episodes I am willing to try anything.