Re: *Breating rate??-lkwetter

[Guest guest]

Pulse is a hard on for me to rely on because food allergies are frequently

making my heart beat fast, so I jsut don't count on that too much, but I DO

take my pulse when I have not had anything to eat for awhile.

What I want to understand is the breathing rate you mention.

I hav noticed for a long time that when laying next to my husband in bed, he

will take more like three breaths for each slow one I take. I can not really

speed my breathing up.

Just recently tonight, I had some food reactions and I laid in bed with my

heart pounding pretty fast, but my breathing rate was slow. In fact I tried

to speed it up to see how it would go, but I could not. In fact I would feel

worse when I tried to.

Could you explain a little on how the breathing rate works?

~Inga

on 2/20/05 11:22 AM, lkwetter at saltillo@... wrote:

> Any time there are antibodies, tests are all suspect and you need to

> adjust thyroid dose by symptoms, body temperature, pulse, and

> breathing rate.

[Guest guest]

Pulse is a hard on for me to rely on because food allergies are frequently

making my heart beat fast, so I jsut don't count on that too much, but I DO

take my pulse when I have not had anything to eat for awhile.

What I want to understand is the breathing rate you mention.

I hav noticed for a long time that when laying next to my husband in bed, he

will take more like three breaths for each slow one I take. I can not really

speed my breathing up.

Just recently tonight, I had some food reactions and I laid in bed with my

heart pounding pretty fast, but my breathing rate was slow. In fact I tried

to speed it up to see how it would go, but I could not. In fact I would feel

worse when I tried to.

Could you explain a little on how the breathing rate works?

~Inga

on 2/20/05 11:22 AM, lkwetter at saltillo@... wrote:

> Any time there are antibodies, tests are all suspect and you need to

> adjust thyroid dose by symptoms, body temperature, pulse, and

> breathing rate.

[Guest guest]

Pulse is a hard on for me to rely on because food allergies are frequently

making my heart beat fast, so I jsut don't count on that too much, but I DO

take my pulse when I have not had anything to eat for awhile.

What I want to understand is the breathing rate you mention.

I hav noticed for a long time that when laying next to my husband in bed, he

will take more like three breaths for each slow one I take. I can not really

speed my breathing up.

Just recently tonight, I had some food reactions and I laid in bed with my

heart pounding pretty fast, but my breathing rate was slow. In fact I tried

to speed it up to see how it would go, but I could not. In fact I would feel

worse when I tried to.

Could you explain a little on how the breathing rate works?

~Inga

on 2/20/05 11:22 AM, lkwetter at saltillo@... wrote:

> Any time there are antibodies, tests are all suspect and you need to

> adjust thyroid dose by symptoms, body temperature, pulse, and

> breathing rate.

[Guest guest]

This one is farily new to me. But, thyroid controlls the metabolic

rate and the metabolic rate controls how much oxygen the body needs

and uses. The brain adjusts breathing to get the amount oxygen

levels in the blood it needs. Like pulse, this one can be less

accurate, I imagine. If you have large lung capacity and breath more

deeply naturally, then the rate will be slower. I you have anemia or

some other health condition that reduces oxygen levels in the blood,

breathing can be faster. There are probably many conditions that

might affect breathing rates. So, this is one of those general

things that you add to pulse, temps, energy levels, symptoms, and

reflex speed to help create a general idea of your thyroid function.

Tish