Stop Breathing At Night, Help!! Posted: 02-19-06 06:00am
For the past few weeks I have been
suffering from a great deal of anxiety.
I am now on meds to help with that. This
past week though I have started waking up
in the night gasping for air. It started
after a trip to the er for severe chest
pain. They said this was esophageal
spasms. I've even fely my air way spasm
twice at night when I breath in. After I
got home I started having the breathing
problem. I'll start to fall asleep &
as soon as I do I wake up gasping for air.
I've done this 4 nights out of the last
5, tonight being the worst. It's happend
about 6 times. The last time I
practially woke up flying out of the bed
with my heart racing & gasping for
air. Now I can't sleep for fear. :(
anyone now what could be going on?
Thanks in advance.
Blue
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w0rldd0minat0r
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 238
Help Posted: 02-26-06 16:08pm
Sorry not much help but I have read talk
to the doctor at the top of the page u
really should see psychologist/gp soon
worried about u hope it gets sorted out
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 02-26-06 17:30pm
Dr told me it's all anxiety related
(anxiety attacks). He said no need for a
psychologist... It's been a rough year
for me & hubby. I had gallbladder
surgery last april, which was preceded by
years of nausea...No one knew it was all
because of my gallbladder, until it
started causing pain. Then hubby lost
his job a few months back. The
anxiety/stress from this past year just
built up on me. I'm managing my anxiety
with exercise & making sure I get
plenty of rest.
The chest pain was caused by a severe case
of acid reflux, which i've had a problem
with since gallbladder surgery.
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w0rldd0minat0r
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 238
Posted: 02-27-06 17:37pm
Sorry to hear it cant easily be sorted ask
the doctor on the site he might be able to
help
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 02-27-06 18:02pm
Anxiety, it's as easily sorted as that.
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w0rldd0minat0r
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 238
Posted: 02-27-06 18:33pm
Gd I hope its sorted and it starts to get
better for u
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 02-27-06 19:04pm
Hi there! If you stop breathing at
night while you are sleeping it could be
another problem, talk to your dr about
getting a sleep study done and ask him
about renting to own one of the machines
that you use at night where it will kick
in and help you(i do not re-call the name
of the machine at this time).
Good luck!
Keep us posted on what you find out.
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 02-27-06 23:34pm
Hi,
thanks for your post. It's not sleep
apnea. Once I started to get my stress
& anxiety under control, the breathing
problem stopped.
Take care,
blue
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stefanie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 33
Posted: 02-28-06 15:15pm
Wow that can be really scary
try deep breathing before bed, breath in
through your nose and hold for a sec then
let out slowly though your mouth, you
should feel your tummy expand when you
take the breath in no chest rising k?
Do that three or four times just don't
make yourself dizzy
do it before bed and see if that doesn't
clear your airways and calm your stress
since it sounds like anxity than that
should help.
If not talk to your doc.
Take care
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w0rldd0minat0r
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 238
Posted: 02-28-06 15:36pm
Wow! Thats works thx
sweet dreams all
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Blue_Streak_Creations
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Posted: 02-28-06 15:42pm
Hi stefanie,
thanks for your suggestion. My hubby
taught me that breathing technique last
year, when he was having anxiety attacks.
Er dr taught him how to do it. It really
does help. :)
take care,
blue
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christa84
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 Location: FL
Posted: 04-08-06 19:15pm
Hi blue,
i have the same problem when i'm under
alot of stress.. I wake up, because I
feel like I can't breath from either my
nose or my mouth, gasping for air. I
never went to the dr for it though because
I thought it was all in my head, until I
just read your story.. Now I don't feel
like as much of a weirdo knowing someone
else gets like that too :-p
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