Constant shortness of breath + wheezing, no lung or heart issues

47M 6’1 230lbs; Canadian; Jewish; no smoking, drinking or recreational drugs; Amitryptaline antidepressant (200MG per day) for depression; Perindopril (8MG per day) for high blood pressure; shortness of breath since Friday, Dec. 19, 2025

Hi: Starting last Friday I’ve found myself short of breath all the time: it feels like I have something obstructed in my throat & chest and it’s hard to feel like I completed a breath. The strain to breathe also causes some soreness.

I went to Emergency on Saturday night, they gave me a chest X-Ray, an ECG for my heart and a test for pulmonary embolism. All clear, but that means I don’t know what can fix this. No heartburn or other signs of acid reflux.

The humidity in my home is very low, around 21%, and I’m getting the humidifier repaired. But I can’t place too much hope in that, because I’ve lived with very low humidity before (even earlier this winter) without this breathing problem.

I was wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone. Thank you.