Hyperventilation
Shortness of breath, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness, heart palpitations, chest pain.
Sounds serious.
What is it? More often than not, these frightening symptoms are part of a
non life threatening condition called hyperventilation....
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Hyperventilation
Shortness of breath, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness, heart palpitations, chest pain.
Sounds serious.
What is it? More often than not, these frightening symptoms are part of a
non life threatening condition called hyperventilation.
The problem with hyperventilation
is that it s brought on by anxiety and certain breathing habits, then, after some or all of
those scary symptoms kick in, it s heightened by the additional anxiety caused by the
symptoms.
Mounting anxiety causes a release of adrenaline in large quantities.
Your
body instinctively experiences the fight or flight response a defense mechanism we
humans share with animals.
The heart rate quickens and blood is routed to the large
muscles, in order to ease our escape.
Hyperventilation occurs as a result of over
breathing.
When frightened or anxious people tend to blow off too much carbon dioxide.
When carbon dioxide levels in the blood fall, blood vessels constrict in the brain and else
where in the b
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