Hyperventilation as part of
the fight-or-flight response, is often called the ‘great mimic’ because it can look like so many other illnesses.
Please see your doctor for appropriate checks if
your are concerned about your health.
Some Symptoms of Hyperventilation Syndrome:
|
Cardio-vascular |
Digestive |
General |
|
Palpitations |
Spastic
colon |
Migraines |
|
Cardiac neurosis |
Dysphagia |
Edema |
|
Angina pain |
Dry
mouth |
Restlessness |
|
Arrhythmias |
Flatulence/belching |
Da
Costa’s Syndrome |
|
Tachycardia |
IBS
|
Excessive
Sweating |
|
Silent ischaemia |
Dry
throat |
Raynaud’s
disease |
|
Elevated Blood Pressure |
Hiatus
hernia |
Chest
pains |
|
Vasoconstriction |
Duodenal
spasm
|
Weakness
/ listlessness |
|
Reduced cerebral blood flow |
Constipation |
Nausea |
|
Low cardiac output |
Epigastric
Pain |
Sleep
disturbances |
|
Neuro-muscular |
Neurological |
Psychological |
|
Muscular
stiffness / aching / spasm |
headaches |
Tension |
|
Myalgia
(muscle pain) |
Diplopia
|
Hallucination |
|
Cramps |
Syncope
/ fainting |
Poor
concentration |
|
Tremors
or shaking |
Increase
sympathetic tone |
Memory
loss |
|
Head
and back pain |
Decrease
parasympathetic tone |
Nightmares |
|
Tetani |
EEG
abnormalities |
Unreal
feelings |
|
Fibromyositis |
Unilateral
numbness (left) |
Depression |
|
|
|
Anxiety |
|
Respiratory |
Biochemical |
|
Asthma |
Electrolye changes |
|
Choking |
Elevated Lactic Acid |
|
Chest Tightness |
Elevated lipids |
|
Irritable cough |
Elevated calcium ionisation inside cells |
|
Sighing and yawning |
Hypophosphatemia |
|
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) |
Elevated sugar levels |
|
Bronchoconstriction |
Accomodation to low CO2 |
|
|
Elevated uric acid |
|
|
Poor oxygenation due to Bohr effect |
|
|
Low Calcium ions
|
|
|
Loss of CO2 and base reserve |
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