02-20-2016, 07:30 AM
Long Sleep Help
Got a bit of an uncomfortable mystery I'd like to share. I actually posted this question some time ago, but it's worth a second try. Long time sleep apnea sufferer. My apnea is now corrected to around 0.2 to 0.4 AHI each week, so on that level I'm happy. The mystery, however -- at about 3 hours of sleep (no more than 3.5 or 4), I shoot awake, heart racing, etc. It doesn't feel like a panic attack because I've learned to remain very calm when it happens. The heart racing tends to make me anxious after a while if it continues, but as long as it all calms down fairly quickly, I can usually return back to sleep in 15 or 20 minutes. I don't believe they've ever happened again after that.
It's gotten to where they're so predictable, I usually set an alarm when I go to bed (for about 3 hours), hoping that my sleep will be so broken that it won't happen. Sometimes that work, sometimes not.
I use Sleepyhead, and I check the records but they're usually pretty unimpressive -- maybe a few deep breaths right before i wake up, but I'm not sure that's even unusual. Instead, it's quiet sudden.
It's a long shot, but are there any ideas floating around?
It's gotten to where they're so predictable, I usually set an alarm when I go to bed (for about 3 hours), hoping that my sleep will be so broken that it won't happen. Sometimes that work, sometimes not.
I use Sleepyhead, and I check the records but they're usually pretty unimpressive -- maybe a few deep breaths right before i wake up, but I'm not sure that's even unusual. Instead, it's quiet sudden.
It's a long shot, but are there any ideas floating around?
