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Q: Holding My Breath

asked by: bicca on September 26th, 2005

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I'm an 18 year old girl and have been having issues with holding my breath since puberty, maybe even earlier.

A few times i've woken up at night and gasped to get air because I must have been holding my breath unconciously.

Mostly it's during the day. It seems like i'm constantly regulating my breath or I literally will go about my business with empty lungs. I feel less focused and really lightheaded and regulating myself, forcing myself to inhale, seems to help but it's getting more difficult.

I don't know if this is a symptom of anything, but as far as i've researched it matches whooping cough and retts disease.. But I have no other obvious respiratory issues (coughing, wheezing, etc) and i'm too old to be just not getting retts. I eat healthy and exercise regularly, but i'm really confused. My doctors are trying to give me inhalers (and have labeled this asthma), which I will accept unless I can get some other idea of what's going on with me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

:( this is just making me crazy.

Replies(2)

bicca

replied on September 29th, 2005

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Anybody got aaanything to say about this?

Tee21

replied on December 22nd, 2005

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About Your Stopped Breathing

I'm not really sure what is going on with that. Sometimes I do the same thing though, once in a while I hold my breath, although in my sleep I don't ever wake up gasping. I have costochondritis, it isn't a serious problem but sometimes taking deep breaths hurt which is why I think I tend to hold my breath at times or breath swallow. You would know if you had that though because you get sharp pains off to the left n right of the middle of your chest. I think maybe you are just paying too much attention to your breathing? I'm not sure sometimes I pay too much attention to mine so instead of letting my body naturally breath for itself I decided to control it. You could always get it checked out. I was thinking sleep apnea when u mentioned how you woke up at night gasping for air. But hmm just get it checked that it my best advice.

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