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  1.                     Hyperventilation (Overbreathing)
  2. SYMPTOMS may include faintness, smothering sensation, pounding heart, pain
  3. over the stomach area, cramps, giddiness, lightheadedness & chest twitching.
  4. CAUSES are respiratory alkalosis that may be from emotional tension or acute
  5. anxiety.
  6. TREATMENT. Rebreathing from a paper bag to replace expired carbon dioxide.