Quick Question?

[monicadoll]

Is there a link between panic disorder / anxiety and hyperventilation syndrome? How to get them under control / personal experiences anyone?

Thank you and God Bless.

[monicadoll]

That does make sense, my anxiety has been so high ever since experiencing a huge Panic Attack two weeks ago in bed. I think the fear of having another one intensifies everything in my body on top of it I have asthma, so this shortness of breath, yawning feeling, and deep breathing just makes me even more exhausted throughout the day. I live in fear that I will die walking around because I am not getting enough air - it scares me even more.

[Gulfstream2]

Oh certainly, any high state of anxiety can cause hyperventilation if you don't pay attention to yourself when it occurs, and if it does, the feeling of not getting enough air (counter-intuitively) makes you breathe more hence, making you feel worse.

The root problem is the anxiety, or whatever triggers it - fix the root problem, then that in turn solves the problem of you going into a stress response and prevents the hyperventilation.