sleep disorder, pls help!
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"Manfred" <u…@foobar.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:user-BF3546.13113722082004@hestia.telenet-ops.be… > Hi, > That sounds like night terror.
Yep, couldnt remember the name but that was it. > Try http://www.nightterrors.org/ > Might be disturbing but it’s not dangerous.
In fact it CAN be dangerous. People CAN get to the point where their terrors break down the boundary between dreams and reality in their mind and they begin to see things everywhere. That can lead to dangerous results.
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 07:45:38 +0000 (UTC), in alt.support.sleep-disorder – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Kylee" <kylee_b…@hotmail.com> wrote: >Every night since I was a small child I have seen people in my room, from >victorian children to the devil. My mother and sister have this too but only >occasionally. I feel wide awake and they always seem so real. >Over the last 6 months I have been getting a high pitch noise in my head >that gets louder and becomes painful. I try to sit up and cover my ears but >I cant move. This is really horrible and can happen several times a night >and often I give up trying to sleep and get up ont of bed. >It seems to be at different times of the night. The paralysis and noises >when I first go to sleep and the Hallucinations later on in the night. >Im on Prozac and have been (of and on!) for about 6 years(in 24 now) >My doc has given me doethapin (another anti-dep) to take at night as well, >its SUPPOST to be sedative…its not doing a thing! Im getting paraylsis(?) >every time I go to bed even if I sleep on my side. >I had faces coming through my curtains halfway through the night (not >smiling faces!) >I have a 2 year old son who wakes me up about 7am, I keep finding myself >’drifting of’ to sleep on the sofa and waking with bannana on my head etc! I >cant seem to wake up till at least 10am.. >Its gonna be AGES before I get seen at the sleep clinic, any suggestions as >to what I should do? Does anyone else have his? >T
hese are hypnagogic hallucinations. Start here: http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/S_P2.html Google "hypnagogic" if you need more. Harmless but scary. Best regards, Steve — SSS, Steve / Strathclyde / Scotland. ——————————-
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"Kylee" <kylee_b…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cg9iv1$hbd$1@sparta.btinternet.com… > Every night since I was a small child I have seen people in my room, from > victorian children to the devil. My mother and sister have this too but > only > occasionally. I feel wide awake and they always seem so real. > Over the last 6 months I have been getting a high pitch noise in my head > that gets louder and becomes painful. I try to sit up and cover my ears > but > I cant move. This is really horrible and can happen several times a night > and often I give up trying to sleep and get up ont of bed. > It seems to be at different times of the night. The paralysis and noises > when I first go to sleep and the Hallucinations later on in the night.
This is a known problem. There are people who hallucinate so badly that they end up going mentally unbalanced because of it. There are remedies you can try for this but I would be talking to a doctor in sleep studies or possibly a psychiatrist or psychologist. It was only earlier this year I was listening to a report on radio about this and was glad I don’t have it. I did used to have, as a small child, episodes where I would have a constant high pitch that would build up to a THUMP in my head that felt like a physical hit and it would go on all night. There were times that for 72 hours I didn’t get a second of sleep but being a kid, I thought I would get into trouble if I told anyone about it. Eventually I would be so physically exhausted I would end up sleeping regardless of what was going on and then it would go on all over again. I thought up my own "kid-like" way out of it. I imagined a shield all around me where it couldn’t get in and just imagined the thumping hitting that but unable to get to me. Amazingly it made me feel more relaxed. About 10 years ago I was remembering those episodes and wondering if they could ever come back and yes, I found they could but it was easy to dismiss them. Please don’t take my childhood way as gospel on how to fix it. I still think you should get to a doctor ASAP but maybe the childhood answer may help while waiting to get in to see someone. I really have no idea why that all started but I had the definite feeling someone was trying to "get IN" to me and though I was afraid, I wasn’t having a bar of that. Helped being a stubborn little kid! 
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Hi, That sounds like night terror. Try http://www.nightterrors.org/ Might be disturbing but it’s not dangerous. Anti-depressants are supposed to help so it’s likely your doc has figured it out. Max In article <cg9iv1$hb…@sparta.btinternet.com>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - "Kylee" <kylee_b…@hotmail.com> wrote: > Every night since I was a small child I have seen people in my room, from > victorian children to the devil. My mother and sister have this too but only > occasionally. I feel wide awake and they always seem so real. > Over the last 6 months I have been getting a high pitch noise in my head > that gets louder and becomes painful. I try to sit up and cover my ears but > I cant move. This is really horrible and can happen several times a night > and often I give up trying to sleep and get up ont of bed. > It seems to be at different times of the night. The paralysis and noises > when I first go to sleep and the Hallucinations later on in the night. > Im on Prozac and have been (of and on!) for about 6 years(in 24 now) > My doc has given me doethapin (another anti-dep) to take at night as well, > its SUPPOST to be sedative…its not doing a thing! Im getting paraylsis(?) > every time I go to bed even if I sleep on my side. > I had faces coming through my curtains halfway through the night (not > smiling faces!) > I have a 2 year old son who wakes me up about 7am, I keep finding myself > ‘drifting of’ to sleep on the sofa and waking with bannana on my head etc! I > cant seem to wake up till at least 10am.. > Its gonna be AGES before I get seen at the sleep clinic, any suggestions as > to what I should do? Does anyone else have his?
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Every night since I was a small child I have seen people in my room, from victorian children to the devil. My mother and sister have this too but only occasionally. I feel wide awake and they always seem so real. Over the last 6 months I have been getting a high pitch noise in my head that gets louder and becomes painful. I try to sit up and cover my ears but I cant move. This is really horrible and can happen several times a night and often I give up trying to sleep and get up ont of bed. It seems to be at different times of the night. The paralysis and noises when I first go to sleep and the Hallucinations later on in the night. Im on Prozac and have been (of and on!) for about 6 years(in 24 now) My doc has given me doethapin (another anti-dep) to take at night as well, its SUPPOST to be sedative…its not doing a thing! Im getting paraylsis(?) every time I go to bed even if I sleep on my side. I had faces coming through my curtains halfway through the night (not smiling faces!) I have a 2 year old son who wakes me up about 7am, I keep finding myself ‘drifting of’ to sleep on the sofa and waking with bannana on my head etc! I cant seem to wake up till at least 10am.. Its gonna be AGES before I get seen at the sleep clinic, any suggestions as to what I should do? Does anyone else have his?
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sounds like you could have narcolepsy, or some other REM sleep disorder – so some research on these and see if you think they fit your symptoms – then you need to see a certified sleep doc, no matter how difficult it may be to get there. — Beth in Australia (I am not a qualified medical professional and unless I quote sources anything posted by me is my opinion only and you should always check with your doctor) ============================================= Sleep Disorders Newsgroup FAQ Website http://talhost.net/sleep Newsgroup archives http://www.talhost.net/sleep/archives.htm ============================================= "Kylee" <kylee_b…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cg9iv1$hbd$1@sparta.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Every night since I was a small child I have seen people in my room, from > victorian children to the devil. My mother and sister have this too but > only > occasionally. I feel wide awake and they always seem so real. > Over the last 6 months I have been getting a high pitch noise in my head > that gets louder and becomes painful. I try to sit up and cover my ears > but > I cant move. This is really horrible and can happen several times a night > and often I give up trying to sleep and get up ont of bed. > It seems to be at different times of the night. The paralysis and noises > when I first go to sleep and the Hallucinations later on in the night. > Im on Prozac and have been (of and on!) for about 6 years(in 24 now) > My doc has given me doethapin (another anti-dep) to take at night as well, > its SUPPOST to be sedative…its not doing a thing! Im getting > paraylsis(?) > every time I go to bed even if I sleep on my side. > I had faces coming through my curtains halfway through the night (not > smiling faces!) > I have a 2 year old son who wakes me up about 7am, I keep finding myself > ‘drifting of’ to sleep on the sofa and waking with bannana on my head etc! > I > cant seem to wake up till at least 10am.. > Its gonna be AGES before I get seen at the sleep clinic, any suggestions > as > to what I should do? Does anyone else have his?
