can someone explain why we over breathe

[scaredstiff695]

hi
i have got into the habit ofoverbreathing (taking massive deep breaths or yawning and coughing all the time)

can someone please explain all this to me and offer any advive on how to get shut its starting to annoy me lol i no its anxiety related just advice on getting shut would be great thank you x

also when i wake i get a stiff tight chest dies down once i start moving or with hot bath (only when ive been laid still/sleeping do i get it hence more mornings? is this due to the over breathing?

[Lizzyg]

Hi

I have suffered with this for the last 20 years. It has always been annoying, yawning, sighing, taking deep breathes etc. It all got out of control the last 3 months and I suffered from hyperventilation everyday and it was very scary.

I bought a book off ebay (bargain at £2) by Dinah Bradley called Hyperventilation Syndrom. I would highly reccommend it tells you everything you need to know and how to stop it. It is a thin book and really easy reading!

Give it a go it has really helped me wish I bought it years ago! :yesyes:

Take Care xxx

[scaredstiff695]

wow hanks hun will look now for it in desperate need starting to want to walk round with a oxygen mask... not cos i cant breathe cos i am but just to stop me rom doing it hahaha

[scaredstiff695]

hi hope your still on just gone on amazon cos ebay didnt have one and quite a few have come up...sorry which one do you have that is great? need to do something about it x

[judipat]

Symptoms

The biggest clue to Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome is the presence of vague dizziness accompanied by a lot of other seemingly unrelated symptoms, which might include any of the following:


shortness of breath for no apparent reason
frequent sighing or yawning
chest pains
heart palpitations
sweating
syncope (fainting)
dizziness
trembling
slurred speech
cold, tingling, or numb lips or extremities
nausea or irritable bowel syndrome
aching muscles or joints, or tremors
tiredness, unsteadiness, or diffuse weakness
restless sleep, insomnia, or nightmares
sexual problems
anxiety or phobias
fear that perhaps you're a hypochondriac
dry mouth
pressure in throat or difficulty swallowing
bloating, belching, flatulence, or abdominal pain
impaired memory or concentration
confusion / disorientation
tinnitis (ringing in ears)
headaches
blurred vision, tunnel vision, double vision, or flashing lights
tachycardia (rapid pulse)
depression
erratic blood pressure

So many members have been posting recently about "difficulty breathing", or not being able to take a "deep breath" - together with all the other nasty symptoms they are experiencing.
There is a book by Dinah Shore which is half explanitory and half self help about the above syndrome. Dinah Shore is a physiotherapist from New Zealand who specialises in respitory physio. The book is excellent, easy to read and explains the condition in full and in simple language.

I have suffered with this for years and know how unpleasant and frightening it can be. It also know how it can excaserbate anxiety/panic and spiral into an uncontrollable cycle of misery.

Of course, you should get checked out medically - but if nothing else is found to be causing your breathing problems, please look into this.

I hope this helps.

Judi

[scaredstiff695]

hi just replied to this on another thread thank u x