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[blueeyes000]

i wont write anymore after this.i was wondering sometimes when i cant breath my throat feels weird.its like i can feel it in my throat when i cant breath i know that sounds weird.i feel im just going to stop breathing.has anyone else had this symptom.its scary.and can anxity make you feel like you cant breath all day on and off

[RubyWitch]

I sort of blew it up there when I said that,  "Because when we get anxious and begin to hyperventalate, our heart rates and our breathing are two of the most noticeable effects the imbalance of carbon dioxide produces."

Well...........it's sorta right, but it's sorta wrong, too. When we hyperventalate, we breath very shallow and our levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide get thrown out of balance, which in turn creates a whole host of symptoms. But our carbon dioxide wouldn't BE out of balance if FIRST our breathing wasn't out of whack. I kinda put the cart before the horse there.

OK, I don't think I should teach this class anymore..................

(Sorry)

GL    

[RubyWitch]

I'd say that heart anxiety and breathing anxiety are "neck and neck" in the panic race. Just look at how many posts here relate to breathing. Gobs! Because when we get anxious and begin to hyperventalate, our heart rates and our breathing are two of the most noticeable effects the imbalance of carbon dioxide produces.
As XnxietyGuy has stated, learning some good breathing techniques is virtually essential for those of us with anxiety/panic. I know that a great many people, myself included, sort of "poo-pooed" breathing as anything beneficial.........either when we felt ourselves sliding into a state of anxiety or when we found ourselves in the throes of a full blown attack. I think it was maybe the 4th or 5th time the paramedics came to my house because of my pesky heart attacks, that one of them finally just told me to "breath damnit" and I think it startled me so bad, I did what he told me to and within a very few seconds, I could literally feel my heart slowing down and lips stopped feeling numb along with my fingers. It really opened my eyes as to how important it is to breath, and breath correctly, when anxiety is messing with us. I feel quite certain that what you are describing is just your way of being hyper aware of not breathing right.
Google any good Yoga site and the first exercises you will learn are about breathing. I really urge you to learn a few of these techniques and practice them frequently so when the anxiety hits, it will just be second nature to focus on correct breathing, rather than the effects of NOT breathing correctly. Once you have proven to yourself how breathing will help the panic to stop, you will have gained a powerful tool against it.
Go. Google. Breath.
Peace
Greenlydia    

[AnxietyGuy1976]

Breathing issues were a major problem for me when I first started getting panic attacks. I didn't even need to be having a full on attack, either. The breathing issues would often trigger one, or it would be a near-miss.

At first I'd have to lay down, dizzy, almost like I was going to pass out, and wait it out. This almost always happened during my worst panic attacks.

I've learned a lot since then though.

Of course, get checked out by your doctor if you have any reason to think it might be otherwise.

I found that using breathing techniques, and even just sometimes correcting my blood sugar level (if the anxiety has caused you not to eat properly lately), would help a lot. Now I rarely ever have that symptom. I've had past training in Zazen (and maybe keeping it up would have kept all of this away in the first place, but I forgot about it in time), which certainly helped a lot, so when I learned about breath control being useful for controlling panic attacks, I immediately understood why and started to use it myself. I imagine yoga, or meditation, could be equally helpful to people that suffer from breath anxiety symptoms.