I can't believe there are people out there with the same problem... I thought I was a freak, or atleast that is what everyone has been telling me, because they have no idea what I am going through... I always ask people, like family or friends, what does it feel like to just lay down and fall asleep like a normal human being... This is what it feels like for me... I get so tired my eyes start shutting and I can't remember anything after that... I DART up so violently screaming, light headed, heart racing so fast I can't even put into words, I jump out of bed yelling for someone, because I feel like I am going to DIE!!! I'm coughing trying to control my breathing and then I get this taste in my mouth that I can't explain, almost metelish... It last for a good 15 minutes or so until I finally get my self to calm down...Then I will look at the clock, and It will only be an hour or less, then when I first felt my eyes closing... What I mean by that is, I feel like I've been sleeping for hours, but it has only been like a 1/2 hour or so... I'm so scared to go to sleep anymore and it's been 4 years since I first experienced my first episode like that, so this has been going on for a long time... I have a history with panic attacks that happen during the day which are also a living nightmare.. I've been on 3 different anti-depressents, xanax,and ativan... I stopped taking the anti-depressents cause they were making me gain weight, so now I take a xanax a day maybe two,and it kills me cause I'm so scared to ever be without them... At nite I'll take Advil pm, sometimes some wine just so I can fall asleep... I am so,so,so frightened all the time that when I fall asleep the attack will happen, I just want something that will knock me out, and that is seriously no friggin good... I've had blood work done, cat-scans of my brain, everything... my regular family Doctor diagnosed me with panic disorder and a insomniac. But really how can my family doctor really tell me thats the problem... I do have many, many sleepless nights and just want so badly to be ,and feel normal...please HELP!!
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wow it is really good to read that i am not the only one with theese problems i mean i am sad they are happening to other people but i feel better knowing im not alone. i have frequent panic attacks so bad my face hands and feet tingle go numb and clintch up. but yeah almost everynight i wake up out of breath it is verry scarry anyone with any good techniques to deal with anxiety or ways to not wake up out of breath please feel free to email me thank you my email is ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed **
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GERD can be the cause of many of you waking up feeling like you cant breathe, most of you talk about eating spicy foods that can cause it. Get checked out it may be that simple and fixed with a pill. That was my issue.
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Alright sweet heart lets talk. I have had anxiety for about 5 years or so now. I was 21 when the attacks first started happening. I thought it was due to drinking and partying too much at the time. I was light headed all day, out of it, exaughsted, freaking out in the middle of the night gasping for air. It felt like death was following me everywhere I went. I wwnt to the hospital numerous times, even grabbed an EMT in the back of an ambulance and begged her not to let me die. Finally when I had about a dozen or so EKG's done, cat scans, MRI's etc... I thought I was losing my mind. I checked myself in a psych ward because I had no idea what was going on. I've tried every medication, and the only thing that did anything for me was xanax, but it was HIGHLY addictive. I felt ten times more anxious coming off of it then being just normal panicky. Finally a good friend suggested I go see a therapist. That therapist saved my life. I couldn't leave my house, I was scared to shower, I was scared to be around people, and people are my favorite thing in this world. When I started seeing my therapist, she made me realize there was a bunch of things that I was NOT dealing with. Depression and anxiety work like a see-saw. When happy and healthy and stress free the see-saw is completely level. If you are surrounded by depression the see-saw tips and it consumes you, you're stuck on the ground. If there is an issue in your life, that you feel immense guilt or saddness but (like me) suppress it and go about your daily life without allowing yourself to feel because you feel like you are weak for feeling sad or embarrased, your mind will tip the see-saw to the opposite side, the anxiety side, because your subconcious is telling you that you can not feel the sadness and its coming out instead in the form of anxiety. You would rather feel the anxiety than facing your true feelings on what it is that is bothering you. My issue was that I lost my mother to cancer, and three short years later, lost my best friend to murder. I thought I was fine, but my body lashed out in ways I couldn't believe. You can fix this, you just need to find someone to talk to. I thought my life was over, and now I am in a happy relationship, working over forty hours a week, with a normal social life. The anxiety comes and goes for me. I honestly believe if I would have continued going on a regular basis to my therapist, instead of getting cocky and quit going, I'd be cured. Anxiety is scary VERY scary. You are not alone. I used to constantly read people's blogs and think there was no hope. I SWEAR there is. You will lead a normal life again, you just need to find the right person to talk to :) I hope this helps, if you need me feel free to e-mail me ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed **
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I have had these episodes for years. While I can not cure this I can offer some help in minimizing this. Personally, i can feel these attacks coming on when I first lay down. I believe this is an acid issue that also causes my stomach to visually swell. I awaken about 30 minutes after falling asleep ...gasping for air...dizzy and at times have acid taste. Doctors didn't figure it out. None of the over the counter acid reduction meds helped. I believe it is stress induced and an over production of acid in the stomach. I remembered after some time what my grandfather did before he went to bed. 1/2 of a teaspoon of arm & hammer baking soda diluted in a cup of tap water. Be sure to let it mix up / dilute for about 30 seconds of stirring. Sip on this at first. Gulping it may bloat you suddenly which is very uncomfortable so always sip it. Baking soda neutralizes the acid in your stomach and turns it into a burp. I take this about 15 minutes before bed. No more waking up breathless. After a few days of this discontinue taking this unless the symptoms return. My grandfather took this every night that I can remember.
Another aid is a hot bath before bed which relaxes you. Excersize such as 5 to 10 minutes on an ellipticle machine. This induces the burps to come out nstead of waiting until they mess with you after falling asleep.
Also a great read for the panic attacks is Lucinda Bassett's Attacking Anxiety & Depression. look it up on the internet. I don't like to read so the cd's were awesome.
Good luck to you
Another aid is a hot bath before bed which relaxes you. Excersize such as 5 to 10 minutes on an ellipticle machine. This induces the burps to come out nstead of waiting until they mess with you after falling asleep.
Also a great read for the panic attacks is Lucinda Bassett's Attacking Anxiety & Depression. look it up on the internet. I don't like to read so the cd's were awesome.
Good luck to you
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I'm happy i found this too. I suffer every symptom mentioned on here. I have woken up in the middle of the night gasping for air. I called 911 2 times. The physican pretty much laughed in my face. Saying its anxiety. I dont have a family doctor so i cant get referred to get a sleep test done (for sleep apnea). It started for me about 3 months ago. Started off with me in class. i got extremely dizzy and weak. Then it felt like my brain was getting fuzzy about once a day for about 10 mins. But then went away.
Then the sleeping problems. Just recently i have been having problems with a tight feeling in the chest with pains. and Bad lower back. Headaches as well, and still dizzy. I have to go out in the cold sometimes, to get sensible breath of air. Even thow that dont work the best. I'm sick of going to the doctor and them tellling me its stress. im not stressed out. I live a happy life. I have gained alittle weight over the past 2 years. My boyfriend just recently started feeling dizzy and having pains in his chest. I'm starting to wonder if it could be something in our house thats making us sick. I would think its just a bug or virus. But its been going on way to long.
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when i lie on my side sometimes i feel this gargle in my chest as i breath. Its weird. i find the breathing is worse when i lie down. My heart can just all of a sudden start going crazy with me just sitting down doing nothing. i no heart flutters are a normal thing. But its not like that. Maybe its just me thinking about this too much, and maybe thinking about it is causing me stress. but whatever it is i dont like it..lol.
If anyone finds out anything please post it. And thank you everyone for posting. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!! :)
Then the sleeping problems. Just recently i have been having problems with a tight feeling in the chest with pains. and Bad lower back. Headaches as well, and still dizzy. I have to go out in the cold sometimes, to get sensible breath of air. Even thow that dont work the best. I'm sick of going to the doctor and them tellling me its stress. im not stressed out. I live a happy life. I have gained alittle weight over the past 2 years. My boyfriend just recently started feeling dizzy and having pains in his chest. I'm starting to wonder if it could be something in our house thats making us sick. I would think its just a bug or virus. But its been going on way to long.
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when i lie on my side sometimes i feel this gargle in my chest as i breath. Its weird. i find the breathing is worse when i lie down. My heart can just all of a sudden start going crazy with me just sitting down doing nothing. i no heart flutters are a normal thing. But its not like that. Maybe its just me thinking about this too much, and maybe thinking about it is causing me stress. but whatever it is i dont like it..lol.
If anyone finds out anything please post it. And thank you everyone for posting. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!! :)
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I have had this for three years and I HATE IT! I have not had a good nights sleep for so long, but I am almost afraid to go to sleep. I frequently wake up breathless and lightheaded, and feel like i have to stand up and walk around or i will just stop breathing altogether! I have never had these symptoms during the day, but sometimes I experience air hunger, which precedes the nighttime problems. I would love to know if anyone finds anything that will help... I am assuming it's stress-related, but the only thing that worked for me was taking a magnesium supplement for about week, which cleared things up initially but then it all came back.
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I have the same problems, Gasping for air when i wakeup,sore chest,constant heartburn and dizzy spells i used to think i was going to die but since doc put me on anti ds i more relaxed but symptoms still pop up at times but i know its just anxiety and not impending death! its very scary i cant believe how many people suffer the same symptoms Good luck on your fight against anxiety!!
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Try a Digestive Health Specialist for relief and of course say a prayer! Symptoms often cause stress and people are quick to say it is your stress that caused the symptom because they don't understand. Choking sensation, pain, and gasping for breath is no fun I know. Don't give up and seek God our Healer! Blessings!
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O thank God that i am not the only one going thru this...I have been experience this for over a year now, i wake every morning at 4 a.m. gasping for air i feel like i am chocking. Then i get chest pain which feels like i am gonna have a heartattack,and then comes on a headache and lump in my throat. I truly hate this, i have been to doctor after doctor,to the ER multiple times and all test come back normal all they tell me that it is panic attacks and anxiety. I've had pain attacks and had been on and off on meds for a few mths.I feel like no one believes me anymore and i really dont know what to do. I am a mother of 4 kids who need me and i feel like i am letting them down. I hate them seeing me like this I feel like i am dying everyday and dont want to spend the rest of my life feeling this way...
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I have had the same exact thing happening for the last 6 years. Heart pounding, light headed, dizzy, shortness of breath, throat hard to swallow... It would make sense that its anxiety disorder except I am fully asleep sometimes when this happens. After going to several doctors and 1000's of dollars in test they finally found that the thing that actually tells your heart to slow down was no longer functioning correctly. I had taken diet pills for years and infact "burnt" it out. Now I have to take a beta blocker and an mild anxiety pill to keep me calm. These pills have caused me to gain quite a bit of weight so recently I stopped taking the beta blocker but remained on the anxiety pill. About 10days after I stopped I was awoken in the middle of the night with all the above symptoms. I instantly chewed one of my beta blockers and in 20 minutes I was ready to fall back asleep. They call it SVTC. At first they tried to tell me it was anxiety disorder but I honestly had to insist on more test and after the cardio specialist and believe it or not a hormone specialist they determined and diagnosed it. I unfortunately now know that I must take the beta blocker... Just wish I knew how to get this weight off of me. It is comforting to know that I am not alone! Thanks guys for posting your problems here!
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There is this flower oil mixture called Rescue Remedy. I take about 4 drops of this stuff anytime a start having panic attack symptoms and it calms me down pretty quickly. AND NO SIDE EFFECTS!!!!! please dont just take xanax or something. take this all natural product!!!!
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Hi! This happens to me when I have food with loads of soy in it. Seems similar to anxiety when you describe it and will definitely cause anxiety. Food allergies can do really strange things to you. Ive done a ton of research on this since I have anxiety issues. You may want to look into this instead of living on medications that will just cause other problems. I stopped eating food with too much soy and that never has happened again. There are other foods that cause this too. ALso many chemicals put in that will. So good luck....its really a wonderful thing when all you have to do is take a certain food our of your diet and these symptoms are gone and the anxiety goes away.
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I've delt with this over the years. Yet I can count how many times its happened. I remember the very first time it happened to me. I woke up dead out of my sleep after finishing a pack of fruit snacks. Gasping for air and having much trouble breathing. I sat on the side of the bed and it eventually subsided. Any time it happened to me it was because I'll eat something at night then head to sleep as I get really hungry. I almost knew sometimes that it would happen after I eat and head to sleep and I'll tell myself, I hope I can make it though the night.
Today though, I ate Jack in the box foods late at night and head to sleep and I woke up and everything was MUCH worse. This time I woke up not only gasping for air, I was completely dizzy, my legs were shaky, had a mild headache, felt like i was going in and out of consciousness. I attempted to walk it off trying not to panic and as soon as I walked back to my room it just got worse, my legs felt like I was going to collapse and I was going to black out.
I got to the ER and had to be wheeled to the room. I was still having a tough time breathing and my legs were shaking out of control. I was given anxiety pills and eventually disgnosed with having an anxiety attack. Which was very tough for me to accept, I don't smoke, very RARELY drink (special events) not enough to provoke an attack. I don't have any stress indications that would induce such an attack.
In my case whenever I wake up shortness of breath, or in my latest case a full blown attack where I felt that I was going to die it was because I ate poorly at night before I went to sleep.
I'm suprised it happens to us at a pretty young age. I'm 26 years old going on 27 this month. Either way, I may not be a personal doctor but I recommend:
1. Start eating healthy: Doesn't mean you have to go on a diet and not eat any of your favorite foods from time to time. But eating well reduces blood pressure and high blood pressure leads to these kinds of attacks. Start eating well.
2. Exercise: Nothing has a better impact on your system and being healthy as exercising. I know a lot of us are lazy and dont like to exercise on the regular. Having a strong nervous system from being psychically, mentally healthy can have promising effects.
3. Have a good sleep/eating schedule: Let your body get use to when its suppose to sleep and when its suppose to wake up. Sleeping at 4am after partying so hard or pulling all nighters since you were watching a movie or playing video games all night throws your body out of proportion and functions ill-regularly. Sleep well so your body is in the best shape to function properly.
4. Relax: Take life 1 day at a time, don't stress out about things that are out of your control. You know your kids are going to drive you nuts, bills will be stacked and maybe your spouse will do something silly that will irritate you. Just know its all apart of life and smile. Be carefree and live life to the best of your ability.
I hope my experience helps you guys, take care of your bodies.
Today though, I ate Jack in the box foods late at night and head to sleep and I woke up and everything was MUCH worse. This time I woke up not only gasping for air, I was completely dizzy, my legs were shaky, had a mild headache, felt like i was going in and out of consciousness. I attempted to walk it off trying not to panic and as soon as I walked back to my room it just got worse, my legs felt like I was going to collapse and I was going to black out.
I got to the ER and had to be wheeled to the room. I was still having a tough time breathing and my legs were shaking out of control. I was given anxiety pills and eventually disgnosed with having an anxiety attack. Which was very tough for me to accept, I don't smoke, very RARELY drink (special events) not enough to provoke an attack. I don't have any stress indications that would induce such an attack.
In my case whenever I wake up shortness of breath, or in my latest case a full blown attack where I felt that I was going to die it was because I ate poorly at night before I went to sleep.
I'm suprised it happens to us at a pretty young age. I'm 26 years old going on 27 this month. Either way, I may not be a personal doctor but I recommend:
1. Start eating healthy: Doesn't mean you have to go on a diet and not eat any of your favorite foods from time to time. But eating well reduces blood pressure and high blood pressure leads to these kinds of attacks. Start eating well.
2. Exercise: Nothing has a better impact on your system and being healthy as exercising. I know a lot of us are lazy and dont like to exercise on the regular. Having a strong nervous system from being psychically, mentally healthy can have promising effects.
3. Have a good sleep/eating schedule: Let your body get use to when its suppose to sleep and when its suppose to wake up. Sleeping at 4am after partying so hard or pulling all nighters since you were watching a movie or playing video games all night throws your body out of proportion and functions ill-regularly. Sleep well so your body is in the best shape to function properly.
4. Relax: Take life 1 day at a time, don't stress out about things that are out of your control. You know your kids are going to drive you nuts, bills will be stacked and maybe your spouse will do something silly that will irritate you. Just know its all apart of life and smile. Be carefree and live life to the best of your ability.
I hope my experience helps you guys, take care of your bodies.
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