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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It could be either a panic attack or sleep apnea, unfortunately. It can be hard to tell the difference and you should ask for an at-home sleep apnea test.

I have anxiety and a panic disorder that produces the symptoms you describe. I've had too many to count, OP! But[b] I also suspect I have apnea episodes, because sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with a gasp, and the sensation I can't breath (which then often turns into a panic attack, but only afterward - complicated!).[/b] I've gotten checked for sleep apnea. The problem is, since I'm anxious, every time I'm strapped to the little sleep wiring apparatus, that's the night I can only doze... so of course the machine can't record a breathing event, since I'm not deeply asleep at any point! Stupid anxiety.
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I have sleep apnea. Before getting my cpap I would wake up terrified with my heart racing. I would stop breathing in my sleep and my body would react -- my heart would be pounding out of my chest and that would wake me up. Felt like an anxiety attack. I mean ... it sort of is, if you were being smothered you would be freaking out, heart pounding, and trying to gasp for air. Physically it ends up being pretty much the same thing. [/quote]

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