ask: When I wake up it feels like my organs are being/have been crushed...?

I think I need more information, as I'm not quite sure the physical sensation(s) you are experiencing. You mentioned that you wake up with the feeling of your organs being crushed, which I would associate with pain, but you did not mention "pain", just that you have breathing problems and are wondering if it is sleep apnea due to breathing slow?

Can you describe where in your body your organs are feeling "crushed" (you mentioned that it is not a full bladder...is it your bladder that hurts?). You also mentioned your breathing problems...is it your lungs that hurt?

There are different types of pain, discomfort or not "feeling quite right", and if you could describe what "crushing" you are feeling: tightness, pounding, squeezing, pulsating, stabbing pain, aching, dull pain. Also, where exactly you feel the "crushing", and if it happens every night, is it seasonal, etc.

What makes you think that your organs feeling crushed would be sleep apnea? The symptoms of sleep apnea include:
* Fatigue and sleepiness during waking hours
* Loud snoring
* Breathing that stops during the night (noticed by the partner)
* Repeated wakening at night
* Unrefreshing sleep
* Morning headaches
* Poor concentration or problems with memory
* Irritability or short temper

You also mentioned that you were misdiagnosed with asthma (you may have had asthma at some point, and it could have resolved itself or been seasonal---as it is a generic term for inflammation of the bronchial tubes---asthma is not always chronic), but that you were re-diagnosed...with what?

Hope to hear back from you soon!

Whoa lotsa helpful stuff, thanks!
Okay so the feeling isn't precisely painful, but I can tell that it's not right. It's like they (the soft tissue around my intestines, up into my lower abdomen) have been squeezed, and are almost regaining their proper shape after I wake up. I don't know if I have sleep apnea, although I have a few of those symptoms. I thought that perhaps not breathing properly while sleeping could cause some sort of "collapse"... I don't know really! Just trying to come up with ideas.
This "crushing" happens just about every morning, regardless of season or other environmental effects. I think it's been happening for a good few years now, say 3-4. I've just learned to ignore it, and it's one of those things I forget to tell my doctor. I have very good access to proper healthcare and a relatively good doctor, so I'll bring this up next time I see her.
I did have asthma as a younger child, but when I began having these new problems one doctor told me I was "misdiagnosed", and another told me I no longer had asthma. I underwent a lot of tests, but due to moving house and some other issues, my breathing problems have never been resolved. My parents blame it ("forgetting" to breathe during the day, having to take very deep breaths all of a sudden) on stress, but I experience these symptoms even when I'm most comfortable (i.e. with my boyfriend, on vacation at the beach, reading a book, etc.) I'm just thinking that if I forget to breathe during the day and I consciously realize it, I might stop breathing during the night, and then be holding my breath, causing some sort of "crushing". I don't know if that makes any sense!!
Thanks for your feedback.

Thanks for the additional information! I will see what information I can find for you, and either myself or a medical expert will get back to you as soon as possible.

I have this too ! not every morning but alot of the time. I too, forget to tell my doctor everything I go. I am a female, 21yrs, 5'1", and 120lbs. Let me know if you ever found out what it was.

I have a feeling sometimes on waking that someone has been crushing me. I feel achy around the rib cage which doesn't last too long, but I wondered why.

I still haven't figured out what might be causing this, but it's good to know that I'm not alone! Thanks! If anyone figures anything out, please let us know!

I sleep on my side and when I wake up it feels as if all my organs had shifted to the side I was laying on and is rolling back into place and its quite painful I am 23 5'4 120. The pain goes away about 10-15 min later and I always forget to mention this to my doctor.

I'm so glad I came across this, not really sure what it is but for approximately two years I have been telling my family I feel like myself and organs are being squished. I figured it was probably fibryalgia. I haven't noticed any pattern but it usually happens almost every morning. The most I've been without it is a wk in a half. My whole torso hurts! It's very painful I can barely move! It often wakes me up. It takes effort to get up. I feel better after showering. I have great support so I don't think it is my bedding. If I don't try to urinate before I accidentally fall asleep I usually have kidney/bladder area pain that lasts for almost a few hours. Other wise my back and chest usually hurt. I also have been told by a Doc that I do not breathe right but why would I feel like a buch of weight has been crushing me now. I am 27. I apparently couldn't breathe right at 14. I am also a female. My dad also has sleep apnea. I've wondered this myself as I have a lot of symptoms except the main one of being over weight. Oh but yesterday I was woken up to a side ache! I can't find any thing on that. Thanks for any info. Talia

It's Talia again. I forgot to add that I feel swollen. The Doc has found swelling in my leg but is not sure why. My lupus test only came out around 12 per cent for inflamation. The Doc couldn't drain the fluid because it would not come out. She tested me for ever thing but that was before I got this new topic I wrote in the previous box. I wanted to wait until my leg was crumpling again before I go to the rhumetologist. I also wanted to mention that my mom has lupus and there is rhumetisim on both sides of my family. One Chiropractor suspected I had juvenile rhumatisim. I have had strep and bronchitis at the same time. I don't take anti-biotics. I believe I got those ailments on many occassions. I've had osteo arthritis since I was ten. I do fill very stiff in my middle when I awake. I also sleep in all ways. I'm not sure if any of this is related.