Patches and Nicorette gum contain nicotine and some people have experienced heart and respiratory symptoms from their use. Now may be the time, however, to stop smoking. Cocaine and amphetamine are more powerful stimulants which cause increased breathing. Both drugs are associated with high levels of addiction and treatment for the addiction is the first priority. Panic attacks will likely stop when you stop using.
Many asthmatic medications are nervous system stimulants and are known to produce hyperventilation.
Indeed, these medications are designed to open up the airways and increase ventilation. Medication and fat burning products containing ephedrine, including the Chinese herbal ma haung , might also be questioned if they are being used and hyperventilation or panic symptoms occur. Stop using over the counter ephedrine products and talk to your doctor about your hyperventilation symptoms. Progesterone Progesterone increases breathing and a consequent lowering of carbon dioxide in the blood stream when administered to either men or women. A natural increase in the production of progesterone occurs in women in the later part of the menstrual cycle, and it at it's highest between the 20th and 25th day.