I Stop Breathing When Awake And I Gasp For Air. Does This Have To Do With My Sleep Apnea?

You may be having a laryngospasm.  I have it and it sounds like what you are describing.  Your sleep apnea may be a misdiagnosis for sleep-induced laryngospasm.  This is often related to reflux.  Ask your doctor about it.

I have the same problem, but stop breathing for long periods of time then can not catch my breath then feel like passing out. It's annoying and I've been to the hospital and doctors, had tests and the only conclusion they gave me was "you have Diaspora which means shortness of breath." Yeeaah....

I suffer from sleep apnea myself. Yes, you stop breathing when you are sleeping. It causes you to be at a greater risk for heart disease. I went through a sleep study and no have a machine to help me breath. You need to see a doctor soon. Peace.

I do the same thing. Find myself not breathing while awake. Its never severe, probably only for a second or two, but does require a deep breath when I start again. And like you, I sometimes do it without noticing.
I have been told I do it in my sleep as well, and have gotten a lot of information about sleep apnea, but am looking for information for when I am awake.

Check out v c d on the web. Very enlightening.

I have been haveing this prob 4 many years but it has nothing 2 do with sleep apnea the sleep study said I stop breathing around 47 times an hr but only 4 of those are sleep apnea the rest is undiagnosed hopefully you have better luck

I suffered a concussion 3 months ago. A month after the accident I had an episode where I stopped breathing for several seconds while I was awake. During that time it was as if I couldn't remember how to breath. Finally I tried forcing air into my lungs by gasping; when I got enough air, I yelled for my husband. It took several minutes for me to start breathing normal. Since then I have episodes of taking to shallow of breaths which result in me taking in large sighing type breath to make up for the lost air. I believe this was caused by my head injury and don't know how long it may last. (Statement to share)