Awareness During Sleep Paralysis
Question:
Hi Belisha, I used to have that when I was your age. I’m 38 now an never have the symptoms anymore. In fact, I used to have that happen to me quite often. It usually came on when I first awoke in the morning. I’m not a doctor, but I just wanted to let you know that I had that symptom and it didn’t indicate any underlying illness that I was aware of. I just eventually seemed to grow out of it. R4DIOHED <r4dio…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19991115174333.23486.00001737@ng-fv1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, I’m 17 years old and I recently experienced Awareness during sleep > paralysis. I was taking a nap on my couch and when I woke up I couldn’t move > or even open my eyes and I didn’t think that I was breathing, I tried to yell > for my mom but I wasn’t even able to do that. Needless to say I was very > scared and believed that I was dying. This has happened to me a total of 2 > times now and my doctor didn’t have much advice for me and told me that it > would probably happen again. I’ve read some information on this disorder but I > was hoping that I could get some advice from real people. Thank you. > Belisha Beacon
Response:
"Mongo" <email…@stny.rr.com> wrote: >Sleep paralysis is one of the symptoms of narcolepsy and hallucinations are another.
Frequent occurrences of Awareness during Sleep Paralysis, together with ‘other’ symptoms of narcolepsy, may be a sign of narcolepsy. But Awareness during Sleep Paralysis all by itself is not necessarily a sign of narcolepsy. It may be caused by jet lag, stress or lack of sleep. And it’s not necessarily a bad thing. So people try to promote ASP because it can lead to lucid dreams or OBEs. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t consult a physician. However, if there are no signs of illness other than the Awareness during Sleep Paralysis —what the medical profession calls Isolated Sleep Paralysis — then you might consider the opinion of Dr. Jerome M Schneck, M.D., "Patients with ISP usually don’t seek help and if they do they can be misdiagnosed." Joe ***************************************************** Joseph Polanik, jpola…@mindspring.com Trionic Research Institute, http://www.trionica.com
Response:
On 15 Nov 1999 22:43:33 GMT, r4dio…@aol.com (R4DIOHED) wrote: > Hi, I’m 17 years old and I recently experienced Awareness during sleep >paralysis.
What you experienced is fairly common and most people who experience it do not have narcolepsy. It tends to run in families. Medication may reduce the frequency but can have side-effects. Reassurance is often the best treatment. >Needless to say I was very >scared and believed that I was dying.
The fear may persist despite understanding what is happening and knowing that the episodes are not dangerous. If so medication may be worthwhile.
Response:
Hi, I’m 17 years old and I recently experienced Awareness during sleep paralysis. I was taking a nap on my couch and when I woke up I couldn’t move or even open my eyes and I didn’t think that I was breathing, I tried to yell for my mom but I wasn’t even able to do that. Needless to say I was very scared and believed that I was dying. This has happened to me a total of 2 times now and my doctor didn’t have much advice for me and told me that it would probably happen again. I’ve read some information on this disorder but I was hoping that I could get some advice from real people. Thank you. Belisha Beacon
Response:
Belisha – Sleep paralysis is one of the symptoms of narcolepsy and hallucinations are another. For most people the onset of narcolepsy occurs near puberty. My narcolepsy onset was at about age 13, but it was not diagnosed until I was 50. Narcolepsy frequently goes undiagnosed for many years, but even so, mine went undiagnosed for an exceptionally long time with very negative effects on my life. Most doctors know very, very little about sleep and sleep disorders. The best way to find out if you have narcolepsy is to seek a doctor, preferably a neurologist or psychiatrist, who is board-certified for sleep disorders. Narcolepsy is a problem with the central nervous system, and neurologists and psychiatrists have backgrounds more suited to central nervous system problems. Here are a few URLs for web sites about narcolepsy extracted from a list of sleep disorder web sites that I have prepared: —– C: Narcolepsy information (C1) Narcolepsy Network: http://www.websciences.org/narnet (C2) Young Adults With Narcolepsy (YAWN) http://www.yawn.org/ (C3) Narcolepsy InterNet http://www.narcolepsy.org/ (C4) Narcolepsy InterNet Jumpstation (narcolepsy-related links from (C3)) http://www.narcolepsy.org/narc.links.html (C5) Edie Lou’s narcolepsy education page: a very comprehensive site about narcolepsy; personal stories, links to other sites, definitions and diagnosis; http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sleepprincess/ (C6) Dr. Koop’s info about narcolepsy http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000802.htm (C7) Narcolepsy Association (UK) (UKAN); info about narcolepsy, including diagnosis, treatment, and experiences; some UK specific info as well http://www.narcolepsy.org.uk/ (C8) Narcolepsy Communication Center; links to chat, e-mail discussion, and web forums http://narcolepsy.homepage.com/ (C9) Mayo Clinic; narcolepsy http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9903/htm/narcolep.htm (C10) Florida Narcolepsy Association; has pages that describe sleep process, narcolepsy and its symptoms, and sleep apnea and its symptoms; has self-test for sleep disorders http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8627/ (C11) Narcolepsy Action for Positive & Practical Solutions (NAPPS) (UK); an excellent web site with sections on the impact and effects of narcolepsy, symptoms, treatment, disability policy and narcolepsy, plus links to other info http://www.napps.cwc.net/ Kent Taylor (Mongo) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -R4DIOHED wrote in message <19991115174333.23486.00001…@ng-fv1.aol.com>… > Hi, I’m 17 years old and I recently experienced Awareness during sleep >paralysis. I was taking a nap on my couch and when I woke up I couldn’t move >or even open my eyes and I didn’t think that I was breathing, I tried to yell >for my mom but I wasn’t even able to do that. Needless to say I was very >scared and believed that I was dying. This has happened to me a total of 2 >times now and my doctor didn’t have much advice for me and told me that it >would probably happen again. I’ve read some information on this disorder but I >was hoping that I could get some advice from real people. Thank you. >Belisha Beacon
