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A 40-year old asked:

What does it mean if my son was hyperventilating?

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A 33-year old asked:

How do you know if you're hyperventilating or just panting?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Is it possible that someone could be hyperventilating when nervous and not even realize it? If so, how does this work in the body?

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A 32-year old asked:

Why would someone someone hyperventilate excessively then go completely apneic?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is it normal to hyperventilate after intercourse?

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A member asked:

Why do I hyperventilate when in a stressful situation?

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A 35-year old asked:

Old wives tale about breathing into a paper bag when you're hyperventilating?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Could a random full on panick attack with hyperventilating be the cause of something physically wrong with the body ? Or is it always only mental?

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A 38-year old male asked:

My blood works showed slightly low levels of biocarbonate ( hco I feel like I hyperventilate easy. Can a doc give me some advice or treatment options

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A 21-year old female asked:

Waitin to see psychatrist but in the meantime I hyperventilate 24/7paper bag helps little not alot crying on and off racing bad thoughts what can I do?

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A 40-year old male asked:

What if you hyperventilate before genral anaesthesia or have panick attacks like ..what happens .

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A 40-year old male asked:

Panick attack and hyperventilate before genral anaesthesia help scared like ..

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A 26-year old male asked:

I hav been a smoker 4 about 6years n i hav gone cold turkey 4 about 3weeks now..i hyperventilate n doctors said because anxiety. help me..

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A 55-year old female asked:

F/U Question-Can you awaken having anxiety attacks or feel calm & relaxed but still be having an anxiety attack which causes hyperventilating sensations?

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A 36-year old asked:

Hyperventilating when anxious, is this a panic attack?

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A 27-year old male asked:

I have panic attacks where I hyperventilate whenever I am either really hot (temperature wise) or frustrated, why is that?!

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A 33-year old female asked:

Been on gabapentin many yrs,seem 2have developed an allergy. Itching,hives,swelling n hyperventilating after taken,any alternative I can ask for plz?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Two days ago, I had a panic attack and was hyperventilating for nearly two hours and my voice has yet to fully return or get better, what is happening?

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A 27-year old male asked:

I've developed some type of breathing pattern disorder where I'm overbreathing at night. I wake up sort of hyperventilating with really bloodshot eyes?

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A 52-year old male asked:

Intermittant tingling fingers and or toes. No pattern, more when anxious. Not hyperventilating. Dr looking into B12 or foliate def. Watching. MS?

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A 55-year old female asked:

What causes sensation of numbness/tingling cheeks, lips, often side of neck as if, but not, hyperventilating & always accompanied by slight air-hunger?

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A 17-year old male asked:

Panic attack so bad I'm hyperventilating. Can't breath. Chest hurts! Should I get my dad to bring me to ER.

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A 27-year old male asked:

Can anxiety/hyperventilating attacks cause high wbc, abdomen spasms, pins and needles everywhere, and carpopedal spasms?

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A 23-year old asked:

why have I been hyperventilating for months but do not have anxiety; accompanied by palpitations, pleurisy, and a high pulse rate. Im 23 w/ SLE?

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A 26-year old female asked:

why do i feel this?shooting chest pain,profuse sweating,dizziness&lightheaded,paniky,hyperventilating,insomnia,worry 24/7,avoid places cause of fear.

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A 27-year old male asked:

Recent PFT and methocholine challenge showed hyperactive airways and asthma. I'm constantly hyperventilating and have mucus in the back of my throat.

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A 44-year old asked:

What does rapid breathing mean when an old person is on his death bed?

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A 33-year old asked:

What might be the cause of the rapid breathing and profuse perspiration when I stand a long time?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Is rapid breathing normal for a 6 month old?

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A 37-year old asked:

Does more rapid breathing when hiking at higher altitudes cause you to feel faint?

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