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Struugling for breath

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  • 25-10-2006 4:22pm
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    Beetlebum
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    Sometimes when I'm lying in bed about to fall asleep, I suddenly find myself struggling to breath. It's difficult to describe, I feel as though my heart is about to stop and I suddenly gasp for air. Then my heart starts racing and I become so aware of my heartbeat that I start to panic and my chest hurts. I find that this tends to happen after a heavy weekend but it happened last night and I had an early night. I'm not sure if I'm giving a clear enough picture of what I mean but it's starting to scare me and is affecting my sleep so any advice or shared experoence would be appreciated.

    I smoke about 10 a day aswell, more at the weekend. Also, this will probably sound weird but I'm always quite aware of my heartbeat and can only sleep on my righthand side....strange, I know....


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    Ruu_Old
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    Should probably see your GP as soon as you can if its really worrying you, some peace of mind at lease.


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    Gordon
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    Yes, see your doctor please.


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