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While crying my whole body and mostly face muscles tensed up, i couldn't breathe, my eyes couldn't open like they were swollen, my eye lids were rapidly contracting and i was struggling to open my mouth or close it- why??

Q: while crying my whole body and mostly face muscles tensed up, i couldn't breathe, my eyes couldn't open like they were swollen, my eye lids were rapidly contracting and i was struggling to open my mouth or close it- why??

: Sounds like hyperventilation. Blowing off too much CO2. Try re-breathing in a paper bag. You appear to need some emotional support.

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Sounds like hyperventilation. Blowing off too much CO2. Try re-breathing in a paper bag. You appear to need some emotional support.

Answered 3/12/2023

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A member asked:

While crying my whole body and mostly face muscles tensed up, i couldn't breathe, my eyes couldn't open like they were swollen, my eye lids were rapidly contracting and i was struggling to open my mouth or close it- why??

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Dr. Ronald Ward answered

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