What Happens When You Hyperventilate

Written By Chouhab on samedi 8 novembre 2008 | 11:31

By Neo Miley

Human bodies are complicated pieces of machinery and many things happen when you hyperventilate. In a nutshell, you start to breath extremely fast when hyperventilating and you begin to suck in more oxygen than the body really needs.

If you are in a very stressful situation, whether it be physical or emotional, it could lead to hyperventilation. Stress and anxiety can cause you to respond this way. Anytime you are placed in a position where you feel out of control, it's possible for your body to start hyperventilating or to go into a panic attack.

When it comes to a panic attack, rapid breathing and butterflies in the stomach are just a few things that might appear. Victims' breathing becomes more and more rapid and that often leads to dizziness or possibly a fainting spell.

Once the body detects an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the system, the result is hyperventilation in an attempt to bring everything back into balance. Sometimes a brown paper bag was used to speed up this process.

By breathing into the paper bag, you are supposedly reintroducing more carbon dioxide back into your system and this will hopefully help to eventually bring things back to normal. However, many experts warn against this method because people may try to self-diagnose and could be having a heart attack or some other medical emergency beyond just hyperventilation.

You can often help someone who is hyperventilating by getting them to count between breaths while trying to slow down their breathing. It's a good idea to calmly talk with them and try to get them to relax.

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