sleep paralysis brain tumor

Neurology came in three hours later and told me that i had a tumor in my brain, but they said they did not think that the tumor had caused my paralysis! Two weeks later the Navy discharged me honorably from the Navy with 50% disability, pretty crapy how i am treated after being a search and rescue swimmer for over 6 years huh?? I wanted to know what your opinion would be on my situation?

How do you know if they are anything wrong with your brain like brain tumor, blood clot or brain cancer thank you for any help anyone can give

My 48 year old sister was diagnosed with a low grade small brain tumor yesterday, 3 May 2010. Up until a couple of days before she had shown no signs of illness. Infact shes the healthiest person I know. She doesnt smoke goes to the gym regularly and eats very healthily. The only stressful thing in her life is her job, which she loves, shes a headteacher/principal of a large school.

I am a 20F, I am currently taking adderol 20mg when I need to study, and Xanax to help me with panic attack, as well as Suboxone. I have been suffering with hypnopompic Sleep Paralysis- I wake up, usually from a day-time nap, unable to move or talk. I always brushed it off as a dream until it lasted for about an hour, I fell on the floor and was found there. During this time of Paralysis i got overheated, excessive sweating, and couldnt stop biting my tongue.

I actually get sleep paralysis as well... It won't harm your baby at all.

Hi, suffered sleep paralysis for decades now. No voices etc, just paralysis. WHY doesn't the medical world take an interest in this phenomena, which is more common than I think is believed? It is left to the realm of cultural myths, alien abduction theories, generalized medical mumbling about anxiety - the definition of anything they do not understand or think will get them into trouble by not investigating.

What you are experiencing could be hallucinations and delusions and they can occur with certain medications, stress, sleep deprivation, in certain brain disorders and with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. When sleep paralysis happens in sleep the person has difficulty moving his hands or feet. This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. You will need to consult your primary care physician for assessment. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

I have been experiencing brain zaps, or electrical chocks, since 20 years, exactly like Zeuz, sleep paralysis were often, i used to apply some internal mental push, or something like mind-produced force, to break free from the sleep paralysis. I used to have some brain zaps-free periods for more than 8 months, then they come back for a couple of days and disappear again.

Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to REM atonia, the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs either when falling asleep, or when awakening. When it occurs upon falling asleep, the person remains aware while the body shuts down for REM sleep, and it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis.

All I knew is that it seemed so real and I would keep the lights on. I had the sleep paralysis also where I was trying to move but could not and trying to say, "Help" but the words would not come out. It was frightening. I would often recite the Lord's prayer. My daughter though has also had the paralysis in her sleep, so not sure if it is PSTD associated alone as she did not have the abusive childhood I did.

what makes sleep paralysis happen? what can i do to reduce the risk of suffering sleep paralysis? what medication is avalible for this disorder? how effective is it? how does it help? i would be very gratefull to hear off you.

The leading cause of a terrible the reduced blood supply to the brain(sleep paralysis) when you sleep at night was that the blood flow is blocked due to the flexion of the neck. Of course, people with hypotension and anemia are more likely to have such a terrible the symptoms of the reduced blood supply to the brain (a terrible the sleep paralysis )than normal people.

Intense dreaming occurs during REM sleep as a result of heightened brain activity, but paralysis occurs simultaneously in the major voluntary muscle groups. REM is a mixture of encephalic (brain) states of excitement and muscular immobility. For this reason, it is sometimes called paradoxical sleep. Hence you cannot scream or call during the dreaming phase. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

Looks like sleep paralysis. Sleep on your sides.

They say sleep paralysis mainly happens: - if you sleep on your back. -if you're very tired So avoid those... another thing is to know exactly how it happens...Sleep paralysis happens when your body falls asleep before your brain (that's why your body wouldn't move yet your brain was fully aware) so if possible try to move your body every now and then when falling asleep..

Throughout the history, people considered this phenomenon as work done by evil spirits. However, the modern science can explain the terrifying event as a Sleep Paralysis." some readin on sleep paralysis: http://serendip.brynmawr.

does this sound like a brain tumor or something else with the brain well i am blurr vision and i have to sleep all day cause if i stay awake i feel like i am going to pass out and i have the blurr vision all day its so bad i cant stand it also feels like my body like come out and spins around its kind of wierd does anyone know what this is

It sounds like it could be sleep paralysis to me. I do that all the time. I thought it was "night terrors." I'm fully aware of everything around me, can hear and everything but can't scream out, can't move, nothing. I learned it was common with narcolepsy. You need to go see your primary care doctor and/or get a referral to a sleep specialist.

Hi Erin, My name is John, and I've been dealing with my ependymomas for over 10 years now. I was diagnosed in 1998, and have had spinal tumors removed surgically twice. I've had radiotherapy and oral chemotherapy many times over the past 10 years, with some success. But they keep coming back for me, too. I currently have 5 in my spine (including one wrapped around the nerves in the sacrum area) plus 5 more in my brain, where the cancer spread after several years.

I have a friend who has sleep paralysis episodes and she says my experience sounds like sleep paralysis. After what felt like forever I snapped out of it and was able to breathe and I just went back to sleep. But I also am curious if anything like this could be related to Chiari - perhaps it was not sleep paralysis? I just know I was very confused and terrified and I hope it never happens again.

Hi my husband recently had a resection of a grade 4 brian tumor. They were able to get about 98% of the tumor, the 2% was laying on the motor cordex, so it was not a good option to remove all. Now, 4 weeks later and in therapy, my husband started getting headaches behind his eyes, and seizures appeared. The CT and MRI showed a cyst. We were told that it was a cyst probably developed from the tumor giving signals, but it was not surgical and would hopefully disappear with steriods.

use of EOG traces shows that eye movement is still possible during such episodes.When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP). The paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger. Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations.

The brain is so complex, I bet we'd all be surprised how intertwined the functions are. I couldn't scientifically substantiate what you say, but I'm thinking the same way as you. With your history of sleep disorders, of all people, your brain does need to be bomarded with drugs and alcohol, or even lots of prescribed meds. I actually developed addictive and compulsive behaviors caused by a med I was on. By the way, have you had a sleep study done?

Hi, welcome to the forum, sleep paralysis can be a manifestation of type of sleep disorder like parasomnias. Any other brain organic lesions needs to be ruled out with the help of MRI. Few of the individuals are known to suffer from parasomnias esp. when they are on non-benzodiazepine sedatives, drug abuse etc. otherwise no definitive cause exists in few individuals apart from stress, positive past history of abuse etc.

Medications such as Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) may be prescribed as a cure for sleep paralysis in severe cases, but the best treatment for sleep paralysis is to reduce stress and get the proper amount of sleep" - http://www.medopedia.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-paralysis-treatment. So relax and try to chill out and go through the link for more tips. Take care and update on the progress.

Everytime I go to the doctor because of a headache he just tells me to take my Xanax. LoL he doesn't take me seriously since this has been happening for years. Even after I got a brain scan and it came out negative. You see, if you keep worrying and drive yourself crazy then the symptoms of a brain tumor will come. You can thank your nervous system for that. If you really want a CAT scan then that's up to you. Whatever you feel comfortable with.

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