Hyperventilation?

Daxter

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Joined : May 2013

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Posted 7/3/2016 2:10 PM (GMT -5)

Is it possible to have hyperventilation without pins and needles or a racing heart, especially at rest? And does it cause an overwhelming urge to breath, even if you only take one or two deep breaths?

Scaredy Cat

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Posted 7/3/2016 9:46 PM (GMT -5)

Hi Dax,

There is a wide spectrum of anxious breathing...from rapid shallow nervous type breathing, to air gulping...to a full blown panicked hyperventilation...

...so with this range, the symptoms are going to vary from mild to profound.

I have long thought that your breathing issues were (at least mostly) anxiety related...

...but respect and understand that you had to rule out other things...like a physical issue first.

I hope that you find the definitive answers you need soon...and can come up with a recovery plan.

S.C.

Daxter

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Posted 7/4/2016 8:41 AM (GMT -5)

Thank you; sadly the evidence is actually mounting of a physical cause. We have observed many incidents of low oxygen saturation while I am awake and asleep, as well as a number of connections to my jaw being the cause. The issue is finding treatment locally - my breathing is so bad I can barely walk.

Scaredy Cat

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Posted 7/4/2016 12:53 PM (GMT -5)

Oh...I see. Well I am sending positive thoughts and prayers that you find the treatment you need Dax...

...for now, keep up the work with your coping skills to keep as calm as possible.

S.C.

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