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... PLEASE don't say it's REM, because I am NOT asleep and I damn well know it. ... (0 replies)
... eral months now and there are days that It's worse and days that are better. I noticed it's worse when I'm really sleep deprived. Just as I start to doze off and fall asleep...my body has the reaction and it suddenly wakes up or jumps. I don't physically jump out of bed but my body has this reaction like it is. ... (9 replies)
... my heart would start racing and my breathing would change and I'd feel a burst of panic. ... (18 replies)
... Oh my gosh--I can't believe I am reading this as this is exactly what happened to me last night. It even happened about 8 times before I could fall asleep (about 4:00am). It is SO scary!! I feel like I am going to die when it happens. I was diagnosed with sleep hypopnea last year but I simply cannot do the CPAP. Like your post said, it happens about 4-6 times a year,... (18 replies)
... I would almost guarantee this will not keep working. Your symptoms suggest at least one sleeping disorder...undiagnosed sleeping disorders can lead to high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, diabetes, asthma, and other health conditions. In other words, they are nothing to ignore. I would encourage you to do some reading about sleep problems, and make an appointment... (18 replies)
... ound like me. I go through this cycle every couple of weeks. After about 2 weeks I finally was able to sleep without the jumping up. I am usually very tired. Fall asleep for about 1 minute and it's as if my body goes into a panic and I jump out of bed with weird breathing and blankets and me on the floor. ... (18 replies)
... a. Before I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, I used to think it was some sort of panic attack. Since I now sleep with a CPAP, I realize this only happens when I fall asleep without the CPAP. I've decided this must happen when I quit breathing. It happens every single time I don't wear my CPAP and fall asleep. ... (18 replies)
... I get that almost every night now. As soon as im about to fall asleep, my breathing slows and i panic. I know its coming and it happened a million times but im scared everytime. ... (18 replies)
... to sleep. im generally quite tired, and as soon as i feel myself falling asleep, I suddenly wake up, in a shock. generally my heart is beating fast, im tense, my breathing is somewhat heaving, and i get a rush of panic through my body. ... (18 replies)
... I can't fall asleep that way but usually about 4 in the AM I tend to turn over and sleep on stomach. It is the hardest position on your back though. ... (2 replies)
... every few exhales, I will get an electric jolt that runs through my head. It feels like my brain is violently rolling around and dropping in my head. Sometimes I fall asleep, but other times, as is described above, I am abruptly awoken with the sensation that my heart has stopped all together and I am dying. ... (56 replies)
... depressants and anxiety meds. But I wasn't having trouble during the day, just at night when trying to fall asleep. ... (5 replies)
... but eventually my stomach felt better and I could fall asleep. Give that a shot! ... (5 replies)
... Hello. I am a 40 year old female. I have been having terrifying sensations from my chest area when I am trying to fall asleep. This happened the first time about 4 months ago...happened for a few nights in a row about 3 times each night. Now... ... (5 replies)
... moderate mitral regugitation. I don't think think this condition would contribute to me having sleeping issues but i wonder if the lack of sleep and inability to fall asleep and stay asleep will worsen my cardio health. sigh...so stressful... ... (40 replies)
... arousals and very broken fragmented sleep. I borrowed a cpap from the sleep center and my sleep improved so I knew I had a sleep breathing disorder but it was hard to fall asleep with cpap took a year of gradual desensitization. ... (40 replies)
... a receding chin, narrow jaws, nasal congestion and had many teeth pulled do to braces. all this had made my oral cavity smaller, my tongue has nowhere to but to fall back and occlude my airway. these occlussions cause breathing events which have disrupted my central nervous sytem. ... (40 replies)
... minutes once in bed. I am also often tired during the day, I can fall asleep pretty much anywhere if I wanted! ... (0 replies)
... sleep mode, my body forgets how to breathe, my heart starts racing and pounding and I wake up in panic. This keeps repeating all night until I finally fall asleep somehow. ... (4 replies)
