Re: Attacks of breathing/jolting awake while sleeping

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Hi,

I have those attacks too, I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. They

almost always occur when I am sleeping on my back.

cammy Brandt

acmI, arthrtis, sleep apnea, etc.

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I also get attacks at night when I am sleeping. Very strong vertigo spells

that I feel if I don't wake myself up I will die. It then goes right into my

stomach and makes me nauseous. My eyes roll back and the heart races strong

and painful. Any of you have had this type of problem?

Patti (sweetpea)

Tucson, AZ

- Re: Attacks of breathing/jolting awake while sleeping

Hi,

I have those attacks too, I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. They

almost always occur when I am sleeping on my back.

cammy Brandt

acmI, arthrtis, sleep apnea, etc.

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Mine usually comes on when I am fast asleep, and don't ask how I wake up

when the attacks occur! I don't know how! Does he also shake it off and have

to get up?

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P.S. Does is happen within about 30 minutes of falling asleep? The way you

describe feeling like you are going to die if you don't wake up is so

familiar! P.S. My husband calls me Sweetpea! LOL!

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I wish that I had more answers for you. I have always had these strange

attacks and noone can quite understand why I have them. I hate them, I

really do. They scare the daylights out of me. How does your daughter get

out of them, may I ask? And yes, usually afterwards I do not want to go back

to sleep. Does she also get nauseous afterwards, I do!

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This is exactly what my daughter was trying to tell me. Can you explain

more

in detail how you feel.

She says her body is going to quit fells like she is going to die. Afraid

to

go to sleep. breathing slows everything does. this must feel terrible.

I just don't understand it could you please help.

Debbie (tiffs mom)

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Hi all, before I had surgery, I would jolt up either gasping or choking, and

would scare me to death, then would set off the panic button, sometimes I

would not go back to sleep and would stay up the whole next day and night

until I was so worn out I would fall asleep, I can tell you it happened the

most durning that time of month.....

well I had several sleep studies done, did have apnea, had another one after

surgery was alittle worse, I am on a c-pap machine, which I don't use it

like I should, and I take klonopin and it has helped alot, don't know if it

was I had gained some weight (I am assuming that is the reason)

I was told by Dr Kula (neurologist in NY) even a tiny bit difference could

cause snoring. I have only jolted awake 1 or 2 times since surgery, so I

would say it corrected some of it, I still snore like a buzz saw, but you

can't have everything, right? take care all

PamH

ACM 1

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Hi,

I'm tired so here is my answer: yes almost the exact same thing and I have

not had this since a few days after surgery. I guess I assumed it was some

apnea episodes--but maybe not.

Meribeth in MI

Attacks of breathing/jolting awake while sleeping

>

>Hi,

> before my surgery I had this exact same thing happen to me almost

every

>night and sometimes several times a night. I would get this adrenalin (sp?)

>rush (as I call it) and awake to heart racing, gasping for breath........I

have

>been told it was panic attacks but I have had those before also and it

wasn't

>quite the same as that. My hubby also would say just before I would awake

to

>these episodes my body and or certain parts (a leg or arm) would be jumping

>around or spazzing out as he would say and then I would awake to an

>episode......he has witnessed several of these episodes.

> Since surgery I have not had a full episode as explained above

but

>have experienced a jolting awake with an adrenalin rush of sorts but

instead of

>my whole body being involved I just feel it in my head and neck.....does

that

>make sense ?? Anyway, it is not as bad as before and less

>frequent. ((((hugs))))

> Sam

>

><<Like I am starving for oxygen>> .Does it happen right after (within about

>30 minutes) of your falling asleep? I wake up shortly after I fall asleep

and

>feel like I am having a panic attack-heart racing, gasping for breath, room

>spinning like I am going to pass out. Does anyone else have this?

>

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In a message dated 1/22/00 1:11:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

hgh12@... writes:

<< I also get attacks at night when I am sleeping. Very strong vertigo spells

that I feel if I don't wake myself up I will die. It then goes right into my

stomach and makes me nauseous. My eyes roll back and the heart races strong

and painful. Any of you have had this type of problem?

Patti (sweetpea)

Tucson, AZ >>

Tewo things for you to look up at

www.askjeeves.com

sleep apnea and/or hyperventilation syndrome. These are very real and can

lead to serious resp. distress. esp. to smokers.... Good luck.