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I had to go with out sleep meds for reasons I'm too lazy to explain right now.
I'm still tired but I can't go back to sleep because I'm rattled by all the night mares I've been having. Also because the side effects of going off this med is that you become a really light sleeper, I now realize I really do have sleep apnea.
Every time I would stop breathing it would wake me up. And also the first snore would wake me.
I've heard that if you sleep sitting up, it might help the apnea, so I went down stairs to sleep on the couch. It took me awhile to get to sleep but once I did, had such horrible nightmares about ghosts attacking me. \\
One tried to throw me out the window!
I was woke up by my downstairs neighbor answering his phone. It sounded clear as a bell like it was in the wall next to my ear. But I know it was him because I recognize his voice.
Still after all that I'm scared right now. I'm really really tired but I'm scared to sleep.
I'm still tired but I can't go back to sleep because I'm rattled by all the night mares I've been having. Also because the side effects of going off this med is that you become a really light sleeper, I now realize I really do have sleep apnea.
Every time I would stop breathing it would wake me up. And also the first snore would wake me.
I've heard that if you sleep sitting up, it might help the apnea, so I went down stairs to sleep on the couch. It took me awhile to get to sleep but once I did, had such horrible nightmares about ghosts attacking me. \\
One tried to throw me out the window!
I was woke up by my downstairs neighbor answering his phone. It sounded clear as a bell like it was in the wall next to my ear. But I know it was him because I recognize his voice.
Still after all that I'm scared right now. I'm really really tired but I'm scared to sleep.
So sorry you can't sleep and sorry you can't get "good" sleep between the apnea, meds, and nightmares.
Can you turn on the t.v. and create some background noise or maybe some favorite music to get your mind off of it? That scared feeling is no good. I hate that.
When I sleep during a nightmare phase, I wrap a rosary around my wrist to serve as a physical reminder that they are only dreams. During a bad spell - such as this one - I will wear my rosary all day to remind myself I am not running on all 8 cylinders. Save long term decisions and reactions for a better day. Easy does it.
That is me. Hope you find yours soon. You have my deepest sympathies.
No thanks I can't do it. Not only that but it constantly needed adjustment every time she lost and gained weight. She said when she woke up she would feel sick because the air was blowing into her stomach.
Years later now she's lost weight and they finally did a surgery. But she said even that wasn't all that great of a solution.
:(
Sleep anpea runs bad in my family, It's just scary because now I have to worry about suffocating someday.
But night mares, were so realistic and vivid. They scared the crap out of me so bad! And sleeping sitting up was not easy either. I need my comfort.
But sleeping sitting up did work, I didn't stop breathing.