breathing problems &cidp

    • Anonymous
      September 25, 2012 at 7:22 pm

      Hello Everyone

      I have had cidp for 4 years and i was doing fine. But i have a question has anyone had difficulty breathing with there symptoms of cidp?

       

    • Anonymous
      October 6, 2012 at 12:26 am

      CIDP can affect the diaphragm that works the lungs. I have times out of the blue I feel I can’t get enough air.  It’s me having difficulty getting a full deep breathe.  I feel it more in the summer when my body is overly tired and/or from the heat. There are many of us who have this unpleasant and sometimes scarey CIDP symptom.

    • GH
      October 6, 2012 at 12:34 am

      From Parry and Steinberg:

      “… weakness of the breathing muscles is occasionally encountered, although in contrast to GBS, mechanical ventilation is almost never necessary.”