does anyone know what the hell happened to me?

[hotmessucess]

so last night i woke up in the middle of the night gasping for breath, shaking, heart racing-- this situation occured 4-5 times throughout the night my boyfriend told me. im not really phased by it, its just odd bc ive been diagnosed with anxiety and im such a good spirits so im sure its not a panic attack.. but since im sure this was caused by

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[puddles_sir]

It's the lack of alcohol.

[likebatteries]

sleep apnea or lack of alcohol.

[in_psychedelia_]

weed makes my heart race and it strains the heart a little bit, so that could be why...also mixed with a stimulant like coke....My heart palpiates and i gasp for breath during normal actives sometimes cause I'm so damn out of shape, but It definitly almost always happens when I smoke pot. Pot gives me bad anxiety sometimes, So I usually try not to smoke it much...

[rob_danger]

Sounds like a night terror, or that you perhaps broke out of sleep paralysis.

both night terrors and sleep paralysis are thought to be affected by drug use, but the causes are pretty mysterious.,

what is out of the ordinary is that oyu remember nothing other than waking up gasping for breath and shaking, but if you were to scream or sweat then you know you surely had a night terror.

read into them, i used to get them years ago when i smoked weed regularly, they stopped when i quit smoking.

could be something completely different for you though.

[ur_retro_career]

this really sounds like sleep apnea, as people have said above. my hubby has it, and this is exactly what happens to him.

when you have an apnea episode, you stop breathing, so your brain wakes up your body suddenly to try and get oxygen. ask your bf if he notices you being extremely quiet right before you wake up gasping. i used to think apnea was loud snoring, but the dangerous part is actually when you are quiet, that's when you are not breathing.

are you really tired during the day? sleep apnea can cause a lot of problems, so if you think you might have it, definitely get it check out!