06-12-2018, 12:43 AM
Sleep paralysis every time I use my CPAP
I have seen several threads mention sleep paralysis. I've had issues with sleep paralysis for years, I've learned to deal with it.
I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome several years ago and was scheduled to have a sleep study and a multi sleep latency test (MSLT) In order to test for narcolepsy.
I've had two previous sleep test that said no sleep apnea, but a sleep disorder is present. They were both conducted outside of the VA. This third test was a the VA and by VA standards, which are not public standards, they said that I have sleep apnea and did not do the MSLT.
The first night was the worst. I woke up about two hours after I went to sleep. I was paralyzed in the sense that I was just an observer of what was happening.
My body was convulsing and I was gasping for air. I was in able to do anything about it. The second night I woke up, could not move, and was terrified that I was on a ventilator. Last night, I woke up every two hours and could feel the air being forced into my lungs.
I feel worse, I have a constant head ache, and I'm sleeping all day, though that could just be the CFS.
Has anyone else had this happen? Please tell me that I am not alone and that it will get better. I doubt that the sleep paralysis is going anywhere. I've had it for a long time. I just want know, from someone who has similar experiences, how they handled it.
I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome several years ago and was scheduled to have a sleep study and a multi sleep latency test (MSLT) In order to test for narcolepsy.
I've had two previous sleep test that said no sleep apnea, but a sleep disorder is present. They were both conducted outside of the VA. This third test was a the VA and by VA standards, which are not public standards, they said that I have sleep apnea and did not do the MSLT.
The first night was the worst. I woke up about two hours after I went to sleep. I was paralyzed in the sense that I was just an observer of what was happening.
My body was convulsing and I was gasping for air. I was in able to do anything about it. The second night I woke up, could not move, and was terrified that I was on a ventilator. Last night, I woke up every two hours and could feel the air being forced into my lungs.
I feel worse, I have a constant head ache, and I'm sleeping all day, though that could just be the CFS.
Has anyone else had this happen? Please tell me that I am not alone and that it will get better. I doubt that the sleep paralysis is going anywhere. I've had it for a long time. I just want know, from someone who has similar experiences, how they handled it.
