SOB

[BNeal636]

I,m new. Anybody experience shortness of breath as Sinemet wearing off?

[october61]

Yes. However, I realised that the shortness of breath occurred after eating bread or pastry. Please, if you have a question or two I would be glad to help if I can.

Thank you 🙏

[aspergerian in reply to october61]

Food, high dose levodopa, and stressful conversation often trigger sob in me. Also consider:

Fainting and Shortness of breath.

symptomchecker.webmd.com/mu...

[aspergerian in reply to aspergerian]

Here is an excerpt that applies to me fairly well.

Fainting (syncope): Causes, diagnosis, and treatment

medicalnewstoday.com/articl...

If brain blood and oxygen levels drop considerably, the brain immediately shuts down all other non-vital parts of the body so that resources can focus primarily on vital organs.

When the brain detects lower levels of oxygen, the body will start breathing faster, or hyperventilating, to bring levels back up again.

The heart rate will also rise in order to get more oxygen into the brain. This rise in the heart rate results in hypotension, or a drop in blood pressure, in other parts of the body. The brain receives extra blood, at the expense of other parts of the body.

Hyperventilation combined with hypotension may result in short-term loss of consciousness, muscle weakening, and fainting.