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Hyperventilate
I regularly played badminton twice a week for the past 6 months. Our group planned to join a tournament and hired a trainor. Last week, during my 1st day in the badminton training, I was catching up my breath. I got cramps and numbness on my legs up to the toes, hands and fingers, and even my lips which made me talked with difficulty. I was rushed to the emergency room and was given a paper bag to breath in and out. The doctor told me that its "hyperventilate" (with no explanations at all!).
What causes it? Is there a proper breathing technique to do? What should I do to prevent it from happening again? Do I have to see a doctor? If so, what kind of doctor do I have to see? (specializing in what?) Or is there a possibility that what was happening to me can be associated with other kinds of sickness that I should know?
This is the first time that happened to me and I haven't played badminton since then. I was scared to death. And I don't want to experience it again. Please help me. Thank you.
What causes it? Is there a proper breathing technique to do? What should I do to prevent it from happening again? Do I have to see a doctor? If so, what kind of doctor do I have to see? (specializing in what?) Or is there a possibility that what was happening to me can be associated with other kinds of sickness that I should know?
This is the first time that happened to me and I haven't played badminton since then. I was scared to death. And I don't want to experience it again. Please help me. Thank you.
no, you were not going through anxiety, or being a hypochondriac.It was just purely hyperventilation during heavy excercise. What occurs is your body absorbs too much oxygen which in turns changes the PH in the blood, therefore creating your experiences.... work on your breathing techniques during excertion.
Hyperventilation causes problems from too low a CO2 (which ironically lowers oxygen to the brain by cutting cerebral blood flow and also raises blood pH, messing with calcium ions and causing muscle symptoms), not from a raised O2 (healthy people are near 100% O2 saturation anyway).
winkster888
Buddy it is possible you were suffering from anxiety/Panic attacks. Now i hope i am wrong and i wish i am wrong; but 2.7 americans today suffer from it. I suffer from it, an your symptms rmeind me of just that. I dont know what your history is (GAD-generalized anxiety disorder; perfomance anxiety, or just simple anxiety and pannic attacks occuring out of the blue. they are very common now a days. Agian. i could be so wrong and i hope i am.
There are Prescribed meds to hep you keep this under control: Buspar, Lexapro, zoloft, welbutrion; and more. But before you become a guina pig, you should try a klonipin 1/4 to 1/2 mg a day...everyonce in a while twice a day. it really helps for so many things out side anxiety alone---focus on brain, concentration, well thought out descions; major educutionin: hard breahtign and resulting in making a clear cut descion, and sleeping with a clear head.
it might be a good stepping stone to help you learn/figure your situation. b/c more than likely they will put you on a mood stbailizer (neroutin, lamictal) and you wont see he same affect.
Remember i am 1 guy woth 1 opinion, but over 12 years experience. BUT remember...every body's chemistry is differnt is differnt
Buddy it is possible you were suffering from anxiety/Panic attacks. Now i hope i am wrong and i wish i am wrong; but 2.7 americans today suffer from it. I suffer from it, an your symptms rmeind me of just that. I dont know what your history is (GAD-generalized anxiety disorder; perfomance anxiety, or just simple anxiety and pannic attacks occuring out of the blue. they are very common now a days. Agian. i could be so wrong and i hope i am.
There are Prescribed meds to hep you keep this under control: Buspar, Lexapro, zoloft, welbutrion; and more. But before you become a guina pig, you should try a klonipin 1/4 to 1/2 mg a day...everyonce in a while twice a day. it really helps for so many things out side anxiety alone---focus on brain, concentration, well thought out descions; major educutionin: hard breahtign and resulting in making a clear cut descion, and sleeping with a clear head.
it might be a good stepping stone to help you learn/figure your situation. b/c more than likely they will put you on a mood stbailizer (neroutin, lamictal) and you wont see he same affect.
Remember i am 1 guy woth 1 opinion, but over 12 years experience. BUT remember...every body's chemistry is differnt is differnt
Oh yeah.
Hyperventilation is when you breathe uncontrollably.
Hyperventilation is when you breathe uncontrollably.
I think an unusual set of events took pace here. You may have some sort of breathing problems, but it is best not to be hypochondrical, this looks like a weird case of over-exertion and can be resolved by some light jogging every once in a while.
You began your exercise and built up your adrenalin levels. Adrenalin is a hormone which makes you feel excited and raises your heart rate etc..
During the exercise you exerted yourself a lot, decreasing the amount of oxygen in your blood, this is normal. However you either exerted yourself tremendously or didn't breath properly. Whether this is because you chose not to breath as much as you should, because you were indoors and there was less oxygen to breath in, I don't know. You will have to determine this for yourself.
Your muscles developped light cramps whilst you were exercising and the adrenalin prevented you from realising this.
When you went down to rest the adrenalin dissipated and your body was alerted to the cramps and low blood oxygen and you began to panic. You did not make the conscious decision to panic, the unconscious parts of your brain recognised that something was wrong and made you hyperventilate.
During this period you were aware of your cramps, hyperventilation and the emotion of fear caused by a set of reactions by the unconscious part of your brain. The fear caused you to be worried, though there is no need to be worried as this part of the set of events is a sympton not the cause.
The hyperventilation was a little to excessive and caused your blood oxygen to go above normal this time. This excess blood oxygen gave you the numbness in your lips and extremities.
The doctor told you to breath into a bag as you end up breathing in your own used carbon dioxide, which decreases the amount of oxygen absorbed by the blood, reducing it to normal and ending the reaction in your brain.
I want you to do a little test, I want you do do some light jogging outdoors in fresh air with the knowledge of some friends or family and if you go into hyperventilation again tell your doctor you think you have breathing problems.
If everything is ok, then I want you to jog till oyu are out of breath and go into the indoor area where you played badmington. If you feel that the air inside has less oxygen and gives you the sensation of wanting to breath out even if you have just breathed in, then tell the owner of the indoor stadium to improve ventilation.
You began your exercise and built up your adrenalin levels. Adrenalin is a hormone which makes you feel excited and raises your heart rate etc..
During the exercise you exerted yourself a lot, decreasing the amount of oxygen in your blood, this is normal. However you either exerted yourself tremendously or didn't breath properly. Whether this is because you chose not to breath as much as you should, because you were indoors and there was less oxygen to breath in, I don't know. You will have to determine this for yourself.
Your muscles developped light cramps whilst you were exercising and the adrenalin prevented you from realising this.
When you went down to rest the adrenalin dissipated and your body was alerted to the cramps and low blood oxygen and you began to panic. You did not make the conscious decision to panic, the unconscious parts of your brain recognised that something was wrong and made you hyperventilate.
During this period you were aware of your cramps, hyperventilation and the emotion of fear caused by a set of reactions by the unconscious part of your brain. The fear caused you to be worried, though there is no need to be worried as this part of the set of events is a sympton not the cause.
The hyperventilation was a little to excessive and caused your blood oxygen to go above normal this time. This excess blood oxygen gave you the numbness in your lips and extremities.
The doctor told you to breath into a bag as you end up breathing in your own used carbon dioxide, which decreases the amount of oxygen absorbed by the blood, reducing it to normal and ending the reaction in your brain.
I want you to do a little test, I want you do do some light jogging outdoors in fresh air with the knowledge of some friends or family and if you go into hyperventilation again tell your doctor you think you have breathing problems.
If everything is ok, then I want you to jog till oyu are out of breath and go into the indoor area where you played badmington. If you feel that the air inside has less oxygen and gives you the sensation of wanting to breath out even if you have just breathed in, then tell the owner of the indoor stadium to improve ventilation.
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