Solutions In Hyperventilation - Insights

 The cabin doors close, the pilot makes the announcement, and the plane begins its coast down the runway. Suddenly, your heart begins to race and your breathing becomes heavier as you realize that you are trapped inside for the next couple of hours. Within minutes, you find yourself in the midst of a full blown panic attack, convinced that you are surely dying or losing your mind.

  If able, walking at a brisk pace increases carbon dioxide levels back toward the normal range as the muscles produce that extra CO2 the body expected to use.      So the anxiety may have been imagined, but the symptoms are very real, and understanding that is the first step to reversing or even preventing hyperventilation.      Just be sure to look around for lions.      The author, Yancy Caruthers, was a nurse for 18 years, and worked in emergency rooms, intensive care units, and helicopter EMS.



  Some anxiety attack sufferers opt to take medications such as, Benzodiazepines to work against the panic attack onset. These work best when taken during a panic attack or episode of extreme anxiety. Benzodiazepines are mild tranquilizers that work by slowing down brain activity and overstimulation of the nervous system. These medications are fast acting, and typically bring relief within an hour. The most prescribed Benzodiazepines are: Xanax, Klonipin, Valium and Ativam. Although these medications work effectively, they are also habit forming, and not available without a prescription

  Proper breathing techniques can prevent anxiety from escalating to panic during a flight. Once your mind begins to race with anxious thoughts, the body responds by releasing a flood of adrenaline while it enters "fight or flight" mode. Rapid, shallow breathing into the chest triggers hyperventilation, one of the leading causes of panic. By breathing slowly and deeply into your abdomen, you can significantly reduce the panic response.

  On the other hand, when the kidneys are dysfunctional, the lung will respond by the increase retention or excretion of carbon dioxide (CO2). Through these physiologic processes, the critical pH (acidity and alkalinity) of blood is maintained at 7.35 to 7.45. Any slight variation from this pH, whether an increase or decrease, will lead to coma and eventually death. It is therefore imperative that the body maintains this slightly alkaline pH of blood for good health.

  Some panic attacks can be triggered by certain situations, such as being in a crowd or driving over a bridge. If something scares you and you're prone to panic attacks, anything that scares you could trigger one. Sometimes they come out of the blue, with no apparent cause. The best thing to do is to be mentally prepared, especially if you will be doing things that might trigger an attack.


  Some people have reported that two days before a drop in weather temperature urine becomes alkaline. Fear also alkalizes the urine, as do colds, chickenpox, measles, asthma, hay fever, prolonged mental work and fatigue. Contrarily, outdoor recreation and physical exercise acidify the urine and alkalize the blood.