Hyperventilation

Just wanted this cleared up.

Someone told me that if you HV for a long time and don't do the paper bag thing (or similar; using sleeve , hands or whatever) then your body thinks it's getting too much oxygen and stops you from breathing and you die.

So I suppose I want someone who's up on this subject to tell me it's not true.

WhenI last HV'd my face , hands and arms , feet and legs went numb and tingled then my hands and wrists felt like they were cramping - my fingers went real staight and then bent inwards towards the inside of my wrists and I couldn't even force them back. I did slow breathing until it went away but I didn't use a bag. Aftewards I was tearful and shakey and pretty worn out.

Are there any other symptoms that I could get as I would like to know so that I don't panic about them and think there's something wrong with me.

Cheers

Smiler

the way for anxiety sufferers to avoid HV is to breathe deep and slow, also hold the breath a while if you feel the urge to HV

it cant kill you but can make you pass out so at worst you go thru a cycle of HV, fainting, recovering, more HV and more fainting

HV can become a bad habit and addictive, some enjoy the sensations it causes to them

lots of info about it on the net

Hi Smiler

I agree with the rest of them...never heard of it other then the passing out...just be careful and try to get set down or lay down when you feel one comming on. Hope your better soon.

Thanks guys.

I have passed out before but have never attributed that to A/P because it was a totally different feeling ; I would get a hot flush , feel drowsy and my legs would be leaden - not tingley or wobbly - if you've had an epidural I would say legs felt like that. I then pass out and everythings black , I come to again and then I'm fine . Strange thing though - I've never worried about it and also it's never happened in a "theatening" environment/situation.

I was making BFs lunch for work the other week and the feeling started to happen so I whipped off my jumper , shoes and socks to cool me down and got a chair to sit on so I wasn't so far from the floor when I fainted.........I carried on making the lunch........then nothing happened??.......thats only the second time I've felt that way and not fainted.

When I was 12/13 years old my friends and I used to get amusement out of bending over and HVing then standing against the wall and someone would push on your chest and you'd faint.

I used to HV a lot when I was getting beaten by my ex aswell but I never passed out even though I obviously couldn't do the slow breathing - suppose I knew I had to stay alert , it's the old fight or flight thing I guess.

Thanks again guys ..........and any ideas if the other fainting thing I get is A/P - as I say it never happens when I'm stressed but I know ppl have P/A without cause

Hey smiler..........
I dont know what this is about but yes I get like that or I have in the past a few times legs ...I use to tell mom "I am losing my legs" would have to grab a chair as quick as possible and just sit it out I neverr fainted thru them though just went totally tingly every where.For me I think it is the A/P doing it and poor circulation:also the faiting I think that is to do with A/P IMO I have heard of others doing it ....w/o cause ..... 
Hope you feel better hun kk
Luvs ya
How are ya doing with other??
Let me know kk
Be well

* I deleted other thread as I answered on here okay at least I hope I answered to help you out a bit ......