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C h e c k o u t A B M P 's l a t e s t n e w s a n d b l o g p o s t s . Av a i l a b l e a t w w w. a b m p . c o m . 65 Hyperventilation (usually due to habit) Stress, life problems, chronic pain, traumatic events, unconscious fears Symptoms are frightening Upper body tension; breathing becomes more rapid More carbon dioxide lost through overbreathing Rapid pulse, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, tense muscles, ''twitchiness'' Panic attacks Anxiety Body goes on alert (the fight-or- flight response) Calcium lost in urine Blood pH becomes more alkaline as carbonic acid is mobilized Aching shoulders, head and neck pain Increased swallowing rate and bloating Low calcium causes nerves and muscles to function poorly Nociceptors more sensitive —increases pain perception Psychological effects: tiredness, sensory disturbance, dizziness Physical effects: exhaustion, tingling, cramps, weakness, etc. Smooth muscles constrict, reducing arterial blood supply to the brain and tissues, leading to fatigue and ''brain fog.'' Also IBS. Courtesy Leon Chaitow.