Sleep deprivation fainting
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As a teenager I went through a year of sleep deprivation. I got about six hours of sleep a night. I felt very sleepy every day and even had feelings of confusion and derealization. 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?
m abit hesitant about it as it apparently makes you re-live the distressing events again. trouble is, the sleep deprivation from the pts (watching the 'videos' of the same events each night) is really becoming a problem so i've got to try something. my dr is particularly unhelpful and has merely 'labelled' me with pts and - despite all my requests - has done nothing at all.
Hyperthyroidism should definitely be looked into since you have shakiness and loose stools. Also please get sleep studies done. Sleep deprivation and improper sleep can cause a number of problems.
The symptoms that you have enumerated point more towards spinal nerve compression at the cervical vertebral level. CT scans and MRI were done on the neck? High or low blood pressure and postural hypotension should be ruled out.
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.
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.
You have all the symptoms of sleep deprivation. I know. I have been there. It got so bad that a stroke was aborted just in time when I was only 38.
Fainting, dizziness, spasms, contractions, vertigo, muscle fatigue, full body weakness, paralysis, breathing difficulties, bowel function, sensation loss, sleep deprivation, constant ringing in ears, constant nape of neck to front of head pain, vision decrease, it seems like everything under the sun! I've been hospitalised but no answers. I went to an educational facility for a neurologist she is clueless.
For the last 6 weeks he has been off work following an accident which in my view was a direct result of sleep deprivation. His employer (a large well known logistics firm) schedule drivers' shifts on a weekly basis bearing no similarity to the previous week, Shifts are quite different from one week to the next. Drivers may start at 3 am one week or even 1 pm the next and consequently they are required to adjust their sleeping patterns accordingly.
” You would have to go without breathing for a significantly longer time for symptoms of brain oxygen deprivation to occur, such as holding your breath for some minutes while swimming underwater. If however you were to bear down, raising the pressure in your chest, while holding your breath that could lead to fainting, but not to brain damage.
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.
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.
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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.
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