waking up not breathing, but I don't think it's sleep apnea
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Hoopoe1, It sounds an awful lot like my apnea! See a sleep doc soon!! regards, eric pearson er…@nospammindspring.com On 13 Nov 1998 22:49:18 GMT, hoop…@aol.com (Hoopoe1) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->HI, >Can anyone help me? I have two types of episodes that happen during the night >when I am asleep. The first, which I have had for about 15 years, happens 45 >minutes after I fall asleep. I wake up not breathing at all, I wake up either >sitting up or sometimes standing up. Then I start coughing and choking and I >begin to breathe. When I first wake up, I am in a state of terror, which goes >away as soon as I fully awaken. Then I go back to sleep. These episodes >happen sometimes once a month, sometimes as little as every few months, and >sometimes several days in a row. They are especially prevalent when I have a >cold. >The second problem, which I have had for about a year, occurs exactly when I >fall asleep. I again wake up standing up, but this time I am still breathing >but I am screaming and my heart is pounding and I feel terrified. As soon as I >am awake, I am no longer frightened. I then go right back to sleep. >Can anyone offer any suggestions? I don’t think these are panic attacks, >because I don’t stay afraid once I wake up. >Thanks in advance. Hoopoe One
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I have a similiar problem, I wake up panicked and short of breath, once I’m awake I am ok but I am afraid to go back to sleep for fear of it happenning again. It seems to be worse when I take extra sominex to get sleepy. Sy
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What a bonehead! Keep popping more and more of those Sominex, and that will cure your problem of waking up panicked all right! Instead of waking waking up short of breath, you just might not wake up at all! Sleeping pills should be taking with a great deal of caution to begin with, and never, NEVER increase the dose to produce the desired result. The sominex could very well cause you to wake up panicked and short of breath, as an artificially induced sleep is not a restrul sleep. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Syborg47 wrote in message <19981120004636.27168.00000…@ng72.aol.com>… >I have a similiar problem, I wake up panicked and short of breath, once I’m >awake I am ok but I am afraid to go back to sleep for fear of it happenning >again. It seems to be worse when I take extra sominex to get sleepy. >Sy
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>waking up not breathing, but I don’t think it’s sleep apnea
Hi there… I had very similar symptoms and it was in fact part of my overall sleep disorder. One portion as OSA; however, as a kid I also had night terrors… I would see a sleep specialist, seek a sleep study just to rule out a serious sleep disorder. ~~ Pattie* impatr…@aol.com
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There is a sleep disorder called night terrors. I don’t know the details so I don’t know if your symptoms are symptoms of night terrors. I have a collection of links that I think provide an introduction to sleep and various disorders. (1) gives a quick overview and (2) provides many links divided into categories. Each link is described and rated. Perhaps if you check these out they will get you started. There are many, many more web-sites out there but I selected these because they give you a good start. Hope this helps. Good luck to you. Kent E. Taylor (Mongo) (1) Web page with short summary of normal sleep and sleep disorders: http://www4.umdnj.edu/med/slepsymp.html (2) Sleep Net collection of links with ratings (very useful): http://www.sleepnet.com/links.htm (3) American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA) (oriented towards medical professionals): http://www.asda.org (4) American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA): http://asaa.nicom.com (5) Narcolepsy Network: http://www.websciences.org/narnet (6) National Sleep Foundation (NSF): http://www.sleepfoundation.org (7) Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc.: http://www.rls.org Hoopoe1 <hoop…@aol.com> wrote in article <19981113174918.29791.00001…@ng123.aol.com>… | HI, | | Can anyone help me? I have two types of episodes that happen during the night | when I am asleep. The first, which I have had for about 15 years, happens 45 | minutes after I fall asleep. I wake up not breathing at all, I wake up either | sitting up or sometimes standing up. Then I start coughing and choking and I | begin to breathe. When I first wake up, I am in a state of terror, which goes | away as soon as I fully awaken. Then I go back to sleep. These episodes | happen sometimes once a month, sometimes as little as every few months, and | sometimes several days in a row. They are especially prevalent when I have a | cold. | | The second problem, which I have had for about a year, occurs exactly when I | fall asleep. I again wake up standing up, but this time I am still breathing | but I am screaming and my heart is pounding and I feel terrified. As soon as I | am awake, I am no longer frightened. I then go right back to sleep. | | Can anyone offer any suggestions? I don’t think these are panic attacks, | because I don’t stay afraid once I wake up. | | Thanks in advance. Hoopoe One | | | |
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HI, Can anyone help me? I have two types of episodes that happen during the night when I am asleep. The first, which I have had for about 15 years, happens 45 minutes after I fall asleep. I wake up not breathing at all, I wake up either sitting up or sometimes standing up. Then I start coughing and choking and I begin to breathe. When I first wake up, I am in a state of terror, which goes away as soon as I fully awaken. Then I go back to sleep. These episodes happen sometimes once a month, sometimes as little as every few months, and sometimes several days in a row. They are especially prevalent when I have a cold. The second problem, which I have had for about a year, occurs exactly when I fall asleep. I again wake up standing up, but this time I am still breathing but I am screaming and my heart is pounding and I feel terrified. As soon as I am awake, I am no longer frightened. I then go right back to sleep. Can anyone offer any suggestions? I don’t think these are panic attacks, because I don’t stay afraid once I wake up. Thanks in advance. Hoopoe One
