I Can't Breathe!

Hi. Okay, yes, I can actually breathe. :lol:

But sometimes when I try to go to sleep, I can't!
It's like trying to breathe in when your lungs are completely full, even though I know that they are not. It's painful.
I can breathe out, but my breathing is shakey, and when I try to breathe in again, it's incredibly difficult and I feel as if I could quite literally die, and I start to panic. I have to get up and walk around for a while to make it go away, but once I go back to bed, it happens again.
This doesn't happen too frequently. I'd say about once every month or two. I'm only bringing it up now, because I had it last night very badly, and I didn't sleep for the entire night.

Any ideas why this is? It only ever happens when I try to fall asleep, or I've just woken up in the middle of the night randomly.
And no, I'm not asthmatic or anything like that.

I believe this is sleep apnea. You'll want to get that checked out by a doctor.

My advice is to go see a doctor.

I mean theres alot of factors to even know what it's, not one person on here is going to know with certainty what it's. Sounds like a lung issue...

Do you smoke?

Thanks for the quick reply. :)
I googled it and it sounds a lot like it... :\
Maybe I will see a doctor...

Thanks PaeFin.

EDIT: Nope. I don't smoke... I don't think I have anything wrong with me, I had a routine blood test a while ago that showed that I was prefectly healthy... Though it probablly didn't determine whether my lungs were or not. xD

Good good.. You'll be fine man, good luck bud.

I just found out my mother has diagnosed sleep apnea...

Hers isn't as bad as mine though (if I do have it).

Apnea and/or Sleep Paralysis!