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Why do I have trouble breathing sometimes?
Occasionally I'd feel a bit anxious and have to open the window to breathe. Like throughout my life that would happen like a few times during the year. But then something happened this year. Like before I was able to drink coffee and things with caffeine just fine. But all of a sudden like I had a cup of coffee.. and I put too much coffee in it and then I was shaking and my heart was beating fast and I was like freaking out and felt like I couldn't breathe even though I was breathing fine. I went to sleep and woke up and it was fine. Occasionally after that I'd feel that way. I also drank other things like tea.. which I didnt realize had caffeine. Those made me feel weird too.. so after checking they had caffeine I stopped. And then this Christmas I had a lot of cheesecake over a couple days, and lucky me, the cheesecake had caffeine! I had no idea, once again. I was wondering why I felt anxious and stuff.. since I usually had the cheesecake at night and like I'd be in the basement on the computer and feel all weird. So then I stopped having it.. I haven't had anything with caffeine in a couple days now. Does chocolate have caffeine? I hope it doesn't.. like chocolate in general. If it does I guess I'll have to stop drinking it as much but I still keep feeling anxious! the past couple days have been like hell. like right now im breathing fine.. and my heart is a steady beat, but i think im just anxious.. like i feel like all of a sudden something will happen in my body which will make me not be able to breathe. please tell me that things like that cant happen. Im 15 years old, btw. and what can I do to stop this anxiety, where I have to like take deep breaths and I just feel uncomfortable and stiff. I think its all mind games now since I've stopped having caffeine. What are other common things people eat that have caffeine? I need to avoid them.. could I have like an intolerance to caffeine? And im so confused cause I used to have no problem with it before so why did it happen all of a sudden that day? :(
HELP ME!
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Yes, you can be allergic to caffeine. And yes, there is caffeine in chocolate. I suggest you read these articles and then talk to your doctor about this allergy right away. It could be very serious.
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You are really close to being on the right track when you said you felt it could be mind games....
I'm not saying your crazy or anything, but the mind is a very powerful tool, and it controls so much of how your body reacts to things. Linked with your emotions, you can also tend to feel anxious if things are overwhelming you.
Right now, we have a caffeine issues, and what's odd is that you state you just started feeling this way...and you're only 15...wow...before I saw that, i was going to tell you that as we get older, our body functions change, and what once used to be fine, can change to not being fine as we age.
Anyway...addressing it, as it appears to stress you out sometimes, not knowing if everything you eat has caffeine or not, that alone could set off some anxiety, and get your heart racing. You can actually tell yourself to calm down and get past that little spurt of deep, gasping breaths and heart racing.
It sounds funny, but I learned how to totally control my anxiety attacks, by just taking a minute to slow down my breathing and think about other things that would relax my mind and body.
Your concern for how your body reacts to caffeine sets you off, so it's good that you have at least tried making yourself more aware of what has caffeine and what doesn't...and I do believe chocolate contains caffeine...even just the sugar alone in it can get ya a little hyper...
I guess bottom line, on how to help you through this, is just take control of your breathing and not to sound funny, but find that happy place, and you should start to relax and get passed it.
If all else fails, see a doctor...They surely have meds that will help control your anxiety.
Lots of luck to you.
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