Jo3016
29-11-11, 23:06
Every now and then, I get this. It usually either co-incides with anxiety and breathlessness during the day or having a bad cold. I have a nasty cold and cough at the moment and am taking inhalers (I get wheezy sometimes when I have a viral infection but don't have typical asthma all the time!).
Last night, after being asleep for about an hor, I sat bolt upright gasping for air. I found myself walking down stairs so that I could open the door and breathe some fresh air but I felt very dizzy and disorientated and my heart was beating really quickly! I also felt incredibly thirsty! These feelings are really scary but usually pass pretty quickly and then i can just go back to sleep.
I probably have this half a dozen times every year but it feels so horrible when it happens that I am sitting here tonight worrying about going to sleep in case it happens again!
What if I just stop breathing and die in my sleep?
Last night, after being asleep for about an hor, I sat bolt upright gasping for air. I found myself walking down stairs so that I could open the door and breathe some fresh air but I felt very dizzy and disorientated and my heart was beating really quickly! I also felt incredibly thirsty! These feelings are really scary but usually pass pretty quickly and then i can just go back to sleep.
I probably have this half a dozen times every year but it feels so horrible when it happens that I am sitting here tonight worrying about going to sleep in case it happens again!
What if I just stop breathing and die in my sleep?