Woke Up Gasping For Air

I went about a two week period where this happened to me...and it's happened a couple random times since then. I, too do not fit the profile for sleep apnea. It was the strangest thing and I DREADED going to sleep because it's the scariest feeling upon waking up...it was as if I had been holding my breath. The only thing I could think of is that it's just one more neurological problem...brain not sending respiratory system the right signals...

I'm sorry that the only thing I can say is - no, you're not alone!

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I had this for about 2 years before getting diagnosed. I used to wake up as you did. With the feeling of not being able to breath combined with a feeling of impending doom. It was hard to describe but i'm sure you can relate. More like waking up with a panic attack or air starvation. I did one of two things back then. I would go on a walk around the neighborhood, yeah sounds nuts at 4am. Or i would take a shower to calm me down so i could relax enough to fall asleep, for some reason the shower had a calming effect. Later on i realized this happened more often in the winter than the summer. I think it has some to do with humidity, not sure if you have a humidifier or not. And i think some of it had to do with lyme, bart or babs. I do recall, this feeling slowly went away after a year or so of doxy and biaxin. I haven't felt this feeling in almost 3 years now.