Sleep deprivation brain damage

Common Questions and Answers about Sleep deprivation brain damage

sleep

Avatar f tn Did I cause any permanent damage to my brain? In addition, has damage caused by oxidative stress and free radicals irreversibly increased my cancer risk?
1926359 tn?1331588139 m going down by a third a week-the doc said this was ambitious but I really want to be free so there you have it. If I can get a few nights good sleep I will be prepared to deal with the sleep deprivation again....Ugh. So easy to put in your body...so hard to get out. Wish me luck with the sleep fairies tonight....
Avatar m tn #1 how long would it take before oxygen deprivation would cause some degree of damage to the brain? #2 would that damage cause higher sensitivity to smells/tastes? Background-my wife was admitted to the hospital for an infection and developed severe headaches. Part of the treatment was IV narcotics. Over the course of treatment, they changed her meds several times and an injection caused her to stop breathing for a period of 45 seconds to maybe 2+ minutes.
Avatar f tn If sleep and over work is not an issue, it is important that you get a neurological exam done to rule out organic causes like brain damage. Brain damage can occur due to stroke. Do you have any risk factor for stroke like high BP, obesity, smoking and alcoholism?
Avatar n tn Pernicious Anemia has pretty much the same symptoms as Sleep Deprivation with the nice extra one of causing permanent damage to your Central Nervous System if you have it for too long. A blood test will check and see if you have it. If you do you'll have to inject yourself with B-12 for the rest of your life. Don't worry if needles bother you they couldn't make them much smaller than the ones you use for B-12. Don't trust your Sleep Docotors.
1794093 tn?1357930759 I definitely understand the sleep deprivation. It really ***** :( I work overnights and have a terrible time trying to sleep during the morning/afternoons. Im also up every hour, or hour and a half, then still manage to work/do things around the house. I always thought the 2nd trimester was supposed to be the best, sure i dont feel sick anymore, but this has been brutal for sleep. Thats exciting about your ultrasound coming up, and really exciting that you are not finding out the gender!
Avatar m tn s like I just suddenly realized the fact that I am doing [a particular activity]), but the street and the cars around me look like something that exists in my mind instead of having their own physical properties, which leave me with a confusion for a minute or two. Could it be that my sleep deprivation has damaged my brain, and now it will take a long time before recovering? Thank you.
1606496 tn?1491508730 After mild sleep deprivation OR caffeine/stimulant withdrawal, I crash hard. I fall asleep wherever I am and can't really fight the urge. After waking from my nap, I feel unbelievable tired, weak and almost paralyzed. For the next 1-4 hours I feel as if my brain is swollen. So long as I regularly get 8 hours min sleep and avoid all stimulants, this isn't a problem but sometimes stimulants or sleep deprivation are unavoidable. What could this be?
Avatar m tn Hi....I think u mean damage to the brain...not brain damage unless it is untreated. There is a condition called syringomyelia and it can be caused from a trauma or even whiplash, another condition that can be there since birth, but triggered during or after a trauma is chiari malformation. U should always get checked if u have a head trauma.....Natasha Richardson died shortly after falling while skiing.....
Avatar f tn I was walking home and I ran across the street causing me to become short of breath. While walking behind a car I chose not to inhale but further exhale my breath, to the point where I felt I had completely discharged my oxygen. Now I am having a headache and obsessive thought that exhaling so deeply could've caused brain damage, even in the slightest bit, by depriving my brain of oxygen. Is this even possible? Or does breathing have to completely fail for this to happen?
Avatar m tn Obstructive Sleep Apnea is unlikely to cause hallucinations, but and they can occur with certain medications, stress, sleep deprivation, in certain brain disorders and with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. So, like you mentioned sleep deprivation can cause hallucinations. But if they persist, I would advise you to discuss your symptoms with your primary care physician for further evaluation. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Avatar n tn Every minute that goes by you are without oxygen the is a 10% loss of life. Brain damage starts to happen at between 3-4 minutes.
Avatar m tn I have suffocated myself with my hands around 10 times in the last week, I hold it for around 20 seconds maximum, and every time I do it until i feel dizzy, the dizziness lasts under 5 seconds. My only concern is brain damage, what is the likely hood of that causing permanent brain damage. If it did, how severe, and if its irreversible. I did not lose my consciousness, was able to stand immediately after and during it, without stumbling. Only vision got blurry with dizziness for 5 seconds.
Avatar f tn Prolonged stress of any kind (your mother must be in because of so many problems), sleep deprivation (again a possibility with her), brain damage (due to methyl alcohol poisoning) are the other contributing features in your mother’s case. She needs a psychiatric evaluation along with these causes being ruled out. Discuss with her doctors whether sleep therapy and attempt at distressing her will help. Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar m tn 30 or so, only getting around 4 hours of sleep. I tried to get back to sleep but the people around me were up and keeping me awake. After a while of me laying in bed, everyone left except one friend, and me and him layed around all day being too tired to do anything, but not wanting to sleep the day away. That whole day I felt pretty normal.
1082476 tn?1275617999 Hello Everybody! I had a meeting with my psychiatrist a few weeks ago to raise some sleep issues that I'd been having. The constant tiredness brought on by staying up until all hours of the morning had, I think, actually helped the suicidal thoughts, emptiness, tearfulness and misery that I'd been experiencing because I was too tired to focus on them.
Avatar f tn You sound to me like you are suffering the effects of sleep deprivation. Is there any way you could get yourself into a more regular schedule by any chance. If not, then you will just have to do what helps you the most. But I would talk tot he doctor about the Adderol. Are you officially diagnosed as ADHD or do you think you are ADHD b/c you cannot focus well? I need more clarification.
519592 tn?1211919961 It seems you are now under lot of stress causing you the sleep deprivation. You might be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea and associated rhythmic movement disorder, which you need to get evaluated by a sleep doctor and also get a sleep test done. How about your blood pressure? Stress can trigger your migraine headache, which in turn worsens the sleep deprivation. It is better to consult a neurologist and a sleep specialist and discuss your plan of care.
Avatar n tn There not sure why warm milk help sleep as tryptophan only helps with the initial cycle of sleep but can disrupt deep sleep, but you may want to try it to help you get to sleep initially just only drink a small glass. There is something called Lactium in milk which relaxes infants but there is an all natural medication called dreamerz food that contains a consentrated amount of Lactium(enough for an adult) along with melatonin that has gotten alot of great attention.
Avatar m tn I already was struggling with poor sleep due to sleep apnea that was undiagnosed at the time. At work my responsibilities increased and I was constantly rehashing in my mind the various decisions I had to make in selecting and writing specs for a data management software conversion. Then an extended family member was killed in the military and I had to plan the local service while the parents were out of state at the memorials on the base.