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Old Apr 18, 2009, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ClinicallyClueless View Post
Serafim_etal,

Thank you very much for replying what you wrote makes total sense to me. Yes, I will contact my pulmonologist if it becomes worse before my appointment on Tuesday.

CC
You may even want to have a sleep study done to see exactly what goes on while you are sleeping that may cause you to be breathless upon awakening.

Good luck!

BxD

Ps- I have asthma and I often wake up feeling out of breath and it will hurt to try and breathe deeply. As another said above - respiratory rate decreases when sleeping. Also, lying down does not allow you to fully expand your lungs, preventing you from getting a full breath. It could be something at night triggers you too (air conditioning/etc.). Cold air usually does it for me at night time, so if a draft comes in I will just sleep through bronchoconstriction O_o

Asthma like symptoms and syndromes are not uncommon with respiratory illnesses. Your doc may want to see what prescribing you some albuterol will do for you.