Sleep disorders unable to wake up
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However, often it still will not wake him up. When he was at home, he depended on me to get him up. Now that he is on his own, it is a real problem. He just received a suspension for two weeks at work due to tardies. He does not have to be at work until 10:00, and he makes sure he is in the bed by 11:00. His alarm is set for 9:00, but he can not depend on it to wake him up. Is there any help for this?
If this always happens as you are going to sleep and/or wakes you up from sleep, my first thought would be sleep apnea. Before I was diagnosed and began using a CPAP, I had become very afraid to sleep, and avoided it till I collapsed in exhaustion. Much of what you describe is what I experienced. Since I got my CPAP working well for me I have not had one episode of the sense of choking or difficulty breathing.
However if it persists and is disturbing your sleep schedules it could be due to a sleep disorder. These disorders can be like obstructive sleep apnea, wherein during sleep there is an obstruction to air flow due to laxity of the throat muscles during sleep and this could cause restlessness. Another cause could be an entity called restless leg syndrome, where there is an odd sensation in the legs during sleep causing the individual to move, which relieves the sensation.
I'm a 22 year old male, and have Insulin Dependent Diabetes, which is currently controlled very well (whilst awake). Since leaving education (High School, College etc) I've been unable to wake up properly, and it is MAJORLY affecting my life. I'm currently unemployed as I'm unable to wake up in the morning, and my daytime life is pretty much non existant. I go to bed at around 3-4am most nights, and don't wake up until around 5-6pm the next day.
s called terminal insomnia - waking up too early and being unable to fall back asleep. I had this problem where I would wake up after 5-6 hours sleep wide awake. I would have to urinate and then would be unable to fall back asleep - I was so tired throughout the day. I had a sleep study (polysomnography) which showed I had obstructive sleep apnea. I was surprised as I was young, thin, female and do not snore.
It does sound like narcolepsy to me but it could be any of the sleep cycle disorders really. Sleep paralysis is a very common feature of narcolepsy. How old are you? I was convinced I had narcolepsy when I went but I ended up having periodic limb movement disorder. It's where you kick your legs and move your arms all night long. Every time I would get into REM, I would kick my legs or move my arms and it would jerk me out of it. That's what caused me to remember my dreams vividly.
For about 3 months now I've been waking up every 2 hours. Now, for the last three nights I wake up every hour. Sometimes I'm able to go back to sleep...other times it takes an hour or so. Sometimes after I wake up I also experience a hot flash. (I'm 52) But not always. Any ideas?
I would eventually go back to sleep, but again I would wake up. The longest I would sleep is 2 hours and dreams I do not have. I do not seem to enter the dream state. But I am tired all day long and it is very frustrating. I have had this for a long time, since I can remember and that is a long time as I am now 54 years old.
t mean i cant be bothered to get out of bed i will literally just do not wake up. this morning i wanted to get up at 7 am to see my girlfriend. i had 4 alarms set and i woke up and turned them off n went straight back to sleep almost immediately without any recognition i had done it. she also came to my house and stood ringing the door bell for almost an hour and i still would not get up. is there something wrong with me or am i just being crazy. please any help would be realy really helpful.
If so that will confirm sleep apnea. Your doctor would be able to refer to to the sleep clinic for confirmation and hopefully help you out.
People with this condition have to sleep with an oxygen mask and some kind of machine (don't know what it's called).
My son has it, and his partner very often notices that he stops breathing for a few minutes and then start gasping for air whilst he is still asleep. He also snores like a tractor.
I started experiencing insomnia a couple years ago, but only recently did it start becoming severe, to the point where I've gone more than 24 hours without sleep.
In the last couple nights, I've had little to no sleep, despite laying in bed for hours. I'm not trying to think about sleeping, I'm doing my very best to drift into a thought, which is how I normally drift off to sleep, but I just end up laying down for hours without feeling any different.
some times when i go to sleep and about 1 hour or 2 hours i wake up not feeling well, and my heart is beating fast and i feel very nervous and scared that i am going to faint but i put cold water in my forehead and my neck and i stat to feel better and my heart beat is slowing down and only happens when i am sleeping.
Waking up from a good sleep unable to get a breath for what seems like an eternity but is probably 15 to 20 seconds. When the breadths finally come they are very small and only a little air gets in. I'm pretty sure I throw up a little which triggers the episode, the throw up does not reach my mouth. After fulling recovering, 5 to 15 minutes later, I realize I have heartburn pretty bad.
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