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[4meSons]

For the past few mornings I've woken up feeling like I can't catch my breath. This is a new symptom on me and don't know if it's meno related or something else. The only way I can describe it really is like that feeling when you experience cold water and it sort of takes your breath away . It wakes me up and is not distressing as such  but is uncomfortable and annoying, once I'm fully awake its gone. I don't have asthma and this is the only time it happens on waking x

[CLKD]

It could be an anxiety surge or the hormone that wakes us - can't remember the name  - waking you suddenly.  It is painful?

Prior to each period I would find it difficult to breath 'properly'.  I think a build up of fluid .......... have you tried singing, loudly?  It makes the body breath correctly.

[4meSons]

Cortisol CLKD
No it's not painful it's more annoying as it means I have to wake up properly and if I've struggled to get to sleep the night before I could do with a couple of extra hours
I'm just finishing a period now so I don't know if it's related. I know we can blame meno for a lot of things when sometimes it isn't x

[Snoooze]

Could it be sleep apnea?

[CLKD]

My husband had that due to being over-weight.  I would wake when he stopped breathing in the night  and always had to poke him, in case 

[Annika]

I would have said apnea as my hubby has it too and sleeps with a mask on. Do you know if you snore a lot thats usually a sign?