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Q: Stop Breathing At Night, Help!!

asked by: Blue_Streak_Creations on February 19th, 2006

Experienced User

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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Replies(11)

w0rldd0minat0r

replied on February 26th, 2006

Experienced User

Help

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

replied on February 26th, 2006

Experienced User

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

replied on February 27th, 2006

Experienced User

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

replied on February 27th, 2006

Experienced User

Anxiety, it's as easily sorted as that.

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w0rldd0minat0r

replied on February 27th, 2006

Experienced User

Gd I hope its sorted and it starts to get better for u

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sandyallen

replied on February 27th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

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

replied on February 27th, 2006

Experienced User

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

replied on February 28th, 2006

New User

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

replied on February 28th, 2006

Experienced User

Wow! Thats works thx

sweet dreams all

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Blue_Streak_Creations

replied on February 28th, 2006

Experienced User

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

replied on April 8th, 2006

Experienced User

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

christa

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