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Suggest Remedies For Shortness Of Breath At Night

Of a night when i go to bed just as im about to drop off i wake suddenly because its like i have stopped breathing and then i have like a mini panic attack where it takes me a good few hours to get my breathing back to normal its like i have to remind my body to breath
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I want to know few things first.
1. Do you have hypertension, diabetes or any cardiac disease?
2. What is your weight?
3. Do you snore in bed?
Sudden stopping of breathing and urge to breath normal air is seen in
1. Sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
2. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF)
So if you are obese and have snoring then possibility of OSA is high.
And if you have cardiac problems or HT or DM then possibility of CCF is high.
So consult doctor and get done 2d echo and sleep study to rule out OSA and CCF.
If all are normal then mostly you have panic disorder. So consult psychiatrist for this.
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Suggest Remedies For Shortness Of Breath At Night

Thanks for your question on HCM. I want to know few things first. 1. Do you have hypertension, diabetes or any cardiac disease? 2. What is your weight? 3. Do you snore in bed? Sudden stopping of breathing and urge to breath normal air is seen in 1. Sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) 2. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) So if you are obese and have snoring then possibility of OSA is high. And if you have cardiac problems or HT or DM then possibility of CCF is high. So consult doctor and get done 2d echo and sleep study to rule out OSA and CCF. If all are normal then mostly you have panic disorder. So consult psychiatrist for this.