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Trembling In Chest And Legs On Lying Down, Feel Paralyzed And Short Of Breath During Severe Tremors. Cause?
u there? i get a trembling in my legs and chest when i lay down and very uncomfortable. they get slow , then they speed up and when they speed up i get paralized and cant breath(seize up) but i can see and think and want to yell for help and cant. they last about 20 to 30 seconds and lets go of me and i can breath again. i have this feeling all the time when lay down. never when im standing
Thanks for your concerns. Given the description of symptoms and short duration, it may be a panic attack, rather than an organic etiology such as a seizure, since you do not lose consciousness. The gradual crescendo nature of the episode goes along with a panic attack.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
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Trembling In Chest And Legs On Lying Down, Feel Paralyzed And Short Of Breath During Severe Tremors. Cause?
Dear patient, Thanks for your concerns. Given the description of symptoms and short duration, it may be a panic attack, rather than an organic etiology such as a seizure, since you do not lose consciousness. The gradual crescendo nature of the episode goes along with a panic attack. Yours truly, Dr Brenes-Salazar MD Cardiology Mayo Clinic MN