Re: Re: Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome

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>Have you noticed any correlation between carb level and CHS?

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>I used to have trouble with this back in college (about 15 years ago

>for me). It went away, more or less, for years and it's been back in

>the last two years and recently has gotten really annoying. During

>and " attack " I sniff and sometimes pop my ears uncontrolably along

>with hyperventilating. I've read some people yawn or sneeze.

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>Katy

Hyperventalation and panic attacks are often symptoms of food

reaction problems. So it could very well be that a lower carb diet avoids

the offending food (the top offending foods are seeds: wheat, corn,

soy). People with gluten/casein problems get all kinds of neurological

effects, though I haven't seen that one specifically mentioned (panic

attacks are common: I go into a high anxiety state if I get any gluten,

and my vision goes fuzzy if I get casein). Anyway, if you know one

kind of diet helps, you might consider an elimination diet or some

experimentation!

-- Heidi Jean

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I realy think it is more common than people give it credit for. There

are certain foods that I only crave once a month, but if I eat them, I

have a horribly hard cycle. The rest of the month, I don't even want

them, but if I do eat them, I get cramps similar to cysts.

It may be more of the full bucket theory.... you can handle a certain

number of things, but once you fill up the bucket, it overflows, and

you react to more and more. I've seen other people have this happen in

relation to medical problems. For me it seems to be more and more

allergies, and the attending pain and fatigue from overstimulation of

the immune system.

It is amazing what we live with thinking it is normal or common before

we learn the truth. The conventional doctors always told me I was

" healthy as a horse " , and couldn't figure out why I had the problems I

did. Of course, I also grew up thinking that water (even cold) was

supposed to " burn " ...when I was almost 30 I figured out that I am

extremely sensitive to chlorine, and the amount in the tap water would

" burn " me and make me tired.

And through diet and exposure to chemicals I can greatly affect my health.

Catz

> Is this type

> of thing common – food allergies causing problems with hormones that

> cause other problems? I didn't mention it before, but I do have the

> chronic hyperventilation much worse during ovulation/menstruation.

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> Katy

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I know this is a long shot but I had symptoms similar to this after being

given a steroid shot in my muscle for bursitis and once again many years

later when given a adrenal steroid. I found out that I have a severe

sensitivity (allergy) to steroids and wouldn't go near them (or most other

pharmaceuticals for that mater) again. Could you possibly be having a

reaction to a medication?

Kim

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>When the lady

>went on a GF diet, her menstruation migraines went away. Is this type

>of thing common ­ food allergies causing problems with hormones that

>cause other problems? I didn't mention it before, but I do have the

>chronic hyperventilation much worse during ovulation/menstruation.

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>Katy

I had pretty much the same thing, only I had to eliminate casein too.

No migraines for about a year. Now migraines ARE linked to hormones,

and they are ALSO commonly linked to gluten. They are also linked to

calcium usage, and often get better on high doses of calcium and magnesium.

(and Vit B, I think it is). They are just now beginning to get an idea of

what goes on in migraines: not too long ago they thought they were

psychosomatic. Now they think it is a calcium channel issue.

Interesting about the numb spot, I have one of those too (only it's the

upper back).

How do you know that it is " hyper " ventilating? Does it make you dizzy?

Sometimes I breathe deeper and slower, but it doesn't seem to cause

a problem (actually it's relaxing, yoga type breathing).

Heidi Jean

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incense essential oil [inhaled] seems to work wonders for hyper

ventilation as it slows breathing down considerably... I suffered from fear of

flying for years [i'd experience panic attacks] 'sniffing' directly from the

bottle controlled the attacks pretty well... still I didn't like flying but...

with hind sight... having given up gluten seems to have nearly completely

resolved the problem...

Dedy

Lynn Siprelle wrote: <<Has anyone had this and gotten rid of it?>>

Katy wrote:<<Have you noticed any correlation between carb level and CHS?... I

had a reprieve while low-carbing for two months. It came back over the

Thanksgiving/Christmas season when I greatly increased my carbs... I wasn't sure

if this was coincidence or if there's another way to control this without having

to give up carbs. >>