Every time I go into a deep sleep, I wake up not being able to breathe!?

[Anonymous]

So for the passed week, I've been having trouble breathing in my sleep. Thought I'd ask on here before I go running to a doctor.
Every time I go into a deep sleep, my body wakes me up in terror and I'm catching my breath; FREAKED OUT completely.
It feels like a panic attack, but I'm really not sure.
I even walked to CVS last night, and bought some allergy medicine, but again; I'm starting to think otherwise? HELP?

[Distant]

The exact same thing happened to me when I was younger. I would wake from my sleep not being able to breathe at all no matter how hard I fought to do so. As soon as I took a drink of water, it stopped for some reason. Went to the hospital and they took x-rays and all that and found nothing wrong with me but it kept happening. A physician prescribed me an inhaler on a whim and after 2-4 puffs, it was gone forever.

[jmr2191]

Sounds like acute-onset sleep apnea. It's treatable. I'd suggest you see a pulmonologist.

[SweetPea143]

I'm guessing Sleep apnea or your oxygen levels can be getting super low while you sleep. This is a serious condition and I would recommend you to see a doctor asap. You might need an oxygen mask/breathing machine while you sleep. Or it could be other issues. Either way, it's serious. Go see a doctor.

[yaddayaddayadda02]

Sleep apnea would be my only guess. Go see a doctor ASAP.

[Tombstone1000100]

Stop wasting you time here this sounds very serious. Doctor is what you need

[pseudomagic]

Hmmm sleep apnea? That had to do with breathing