Why do I have problems with breath when I lay down?

Loss of breath, dizziness, irregular heart beats, headaches?

• I am 20 years young (feel like im over 50) and over the past 3 years now this little situation is slowly breaking me apart..just now starting to get to my head! Right now These are my symptoms..score of 1 is average 2 means it happens frequently(2-3times a day) -Loss of breath-2 -Dizziness-2 -Tired/exhausted-2 -Lack of concentration-2 -irregular heart beats-1 -chest pains/tightening-1 -blurred vision- -itchy ears- -bags under eyes I'll stop there for now with that, starting to get depressing lol.. I have been on forums like this for years trying to figure this out problem is i have NO money..go figure..so i can't see a doctor that and I wont get blood work done. I am considering goin to a doctor though since these symptoms aren't getting better. More details? -I will sleep 8 hours, wake up and want to lay down and do nothing, i can sleep 2 hours and feel that same way, doesnt matter how many hours i work i have NO energy or excitement anymore..I eat regular foods, tried a whole diet thing before and the outcome wasn't anything new. Drink soda frequently, cut back on that for over 6 months and not one thing changed, I eliminated everything to do with my diet and still got no results! Im getting frustrated with all this, I am constantly tired, drained and sometimes when just sitting still or walking i lose my breathe for a quick second and my heart feels like it has skipped a couple beats, i then get dizzy spells afterwords..sometimes it isn't that severe and sometimes i have to sit down and count to 10! I am in pretty good shape, 6'1" 185lbs work out pretty often but just don't have the motivation to do it everyday. I can go about this all day, im sure i am forgetting a lot of details but if you need more info just ask me i check my email allll dayyy!! I know there are a lot of people that have these problems but a lot are drinkers/smokers..i am not, haven't smoked a cigeratte in my life and only drank alcohol once! Thanks for your time in reading this, if you have similar problems please let me know and i will keep you posted.

• Answer:

  You won't find a solution if you are unwilling to see a doctor. Your symptoms look like you probably have some type of heart defect, but that's just one possibility. These symptoms could also be caused by a variety of blood disorders or an endocrine problem. There's no way to know without getting some tests done.