Roughly, every alternate night, as i'm about to drift off to sleep, three things happen without fail. The first thing is, I mildly hallucinate, but without actually being able to do anything about it, then there is this embarassing snort or snork that i do without control of it which startles me, and finally all my muscles, especially my hands and arms, go very weak and heavy after all of it. Any ideas on these strange episodes please?
2006-11-13 20:52:11 · 9 answers · asked by Kris 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
You aren't just about to drift off to sleep, you have actually been asleep and the brain is transitioning into REM,or 3rd stage of sleep. In preparation, the brain paralyzes the muscles of the body so you don't act out your dreams. For whatever reason, your are being jolted out of this stage into a lighter state. From what you say, it sounds like you are starting to snore, and the snork could be the snore that is startling you. If you are sleeping on your back, this could be due to your own tongue slipping back in your mouth, partially blocking your airway, and as you gasp/snore for breath, you wake yourself. You aren't completely waking, but it's enough for you to be partially aware. Jolting out of the transition is somewhat like catching your computer just as it starts going into standby mode, and asking it to do a file search. It would do some wiggy things in the next seconds, as it converted from the standby to full working mode. Your brain is not much different. You are entering dream sleep, so wiggy hallucinations, as you called them, happen then. The brain in dream state is not fully functioning in the same way it does when you are fully awake. Because you are being jolted out of the transition/3rd stage back into the lighter 1st stage, you are getting some funky impressions before things settle back down again.
Try sleeping on your side, at least for falling asleep. Try adjusting your pillow to support you neck a little better. Andjust relax about it all. There's nothing abnormal in any of this, is the way things are supposed to work, except you aren't supposed to be aware of it all happening. Snorks and all, it's all normal. Nothing to worry about, nothing to lose sleep over.
2006-11-13 21:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by The mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure it is sleep paralysis although it could be a 'mild' form. I suffered from sleep paralysis in my teens and early twenties and it is very, very scary. For me I could only move my eyes, and my brain was active but I could not move a muscle in my body. People do hallucinate with paralysis though as you do, although it is usually of a demon or something similar in the room with you or pinning you down. It also happens at the onset of sleep as it does with you. It is worth researching this area further to see if it fits in with your own symptoms, however if it is paralysis there is not a great deal you can do. Doctors told me there was no 'cure' and I just had to grow out of it. Good luck.
2006-11-13 21:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by derbyandrew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely not epilepsy. If you haven't got any other symptoms or complaints then it's probably nothing. If, however, it carries on and disturbs you or gives you other problems then go to the docs. You just jumped into REM sleep immediately, which isn't a good idea because you should go straight into deep sleep at first when you go to bed at night.
2006-11-13 21:04:55 · answer #3 · answered by Luvfactory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like sleep paralysis!
Your brain paralysis your body so you don't act out your dreams; with you this seems to happen before you're fully asleep.
You realise and have to jerk yourself awake, so you snort and jump.
You could try a relaxing routine for an hour before bedtime, don't watch the news especially!
2006-11-13 21:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it is more to do with you entering sleep, you could have a look for a sleep website that is probably attached to a University or something, maybe that will give you a better idea of what it is you are experiencing.
2006-11-13 21:14:05 · answer #5 · answered by kookiboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got had some episodes, yet i'm curious as to why you prefer to be attentive to someones opinion, that "does not contain technological awareness". If it makes you sense extra valuable, there's a prior better halves tale in Louisiana that states in case you sleep on your abdomen a which will trip your lower back. My first episode passed off whilst i became into approximately 5 years previous and whilst it passed off I remembered that so whilst i ultimately snapped out of it (something of my ideas woke-up), i began yelling a which became into driving my lower back. i think of lower back now and think of that had to of been a fantastically humorous sight!!
2016-10-17 06:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These symptoms are usually caused by going to bed stressed. Switch off the TV and give yourself half an hour to wind down before you go to bed. If you've got unresolved issues, you'd better deal with them.
If the problem continues, see your doctor.
2006-11-13 20:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be, as I knew it growing up there are 3 main different types of seizure disorders, but 33 different variations of them, could be anything, go see a neurologist and find out
2006-11-13 21:05:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever it is, if it bothers you then seek professional advice.
2006-11-13 21:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by honey lugs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋