Yes, heart rate goes way up .....no fun

When we get SOB, our heart tries to pump more blood to get more O2 to the rest of the body, so of course the heart rate goes up. It's one of the reasons to exercise: you get your heart used to actually doing something and it won't get quite so worked up when you get SOB. And it will take longer to get SOB, too. Start exercising!

yes. Do you have a pulmonay dr appt tomorrow? I thought I seen where you posted you do? write down your questions and ask.
I get short of breath all the time anymore

Perhaps a list of your meds the dosage your to take and at what time to do so. I use the KISS principle so I do not mess up as I am more often to for get taking the dosage so I have them ready to take so it is easy to tell if I have taken them or not !

Yes mine does the same.. there are so many things wrong when you have copd.. Never k ow which meds to take first I take 29 tablets daily for heart disease had 3 heart attacks over the years 2 strokes bad legs.. yes it can be scarey but I just have to get on with it I like to be busy but as we all know with copd there are days when you can't do much because of the breathing and shortness of breath sorry about all that lol 😂