depravedangel
06-13-2004, 09:25 AM
:angel:
i was wondering if you can help me b4 i go to the doctors ...for a week now i have noticed i forget to breath in just on the verge of actual sleep .... the first night it happened eveytime i tried to go to sleep, just as i nodded off i felt this wave of death come over me as if i knew what it was like to be dead... then id suddenly awake... my heart beat was very noticable ( at one point i thought i could feel the left side of my heart ballon slightly, i sometimes get palpitations during the day i can feel these in my throat as well as my chest and i am aware of my heart beat all the time even throughout the day as i write this i can feel it like dull thuds sometimes getting stronger then dying off ) and this went on all night ... the next 2 days the same .. then i one night just i was nodding off i realised i had breathed out but not in and thats when i realised i was forgetting to breathe just at the point where my body was about to go into sleep mode ... the next night i got my partner to watch me as i slept, and yes i was right he said i just did not inhale for as he said ages... i am a woman of 35 i am 71/2 to 8 stone, i dont work , my life is not stressfull , i smoke between 5-10 ciggarettes a day , and i can sleep for hours throughout the day aswell as "normal" sleep at night . could i have sleep apnea? this has all of a sudden happened and i cant see it bieng panic attacks...
i would be gratefull on any thoughts concerning this as im very wary when i go to bed now as if i dare not go to sleep ... :angel:
i was wondering if you can help me b4 i go to the doctors ...for a week now i have noticed i forget to breath in just on the verge of actual sleep .... the first night it happened eveytime i tried to go to sleep, just as i nodded off i felt this wave of death come over me as if i knew what it was like to be dead... then id suddenly awake... my heart beat was very noticable ( at one point i thought i could feel the left side of my heart ballon slightly, i sometimes get palpitations during the day i can feel these in my throat as well as my chest and i am aware of my heart beat all the time even throughout the day as i write this i can feel it like dull thuds sometimes getting stronger then dying off ) and this went on all night ... the next 2 days the same .. then i one night just i was nodding off i realised i had breathed out but not in and thats when i realised i was forgetting to breathe just at the point where my body was about to go into sleep mode ... the next night i got my partner to watch me as i slept, and yes i was right he said i just did not inhale for as he said ages... i am a woman of 35 i am 71/2 to 8 stone, i dont work , my life is not stressfull , i smoke between 5-10 ciggarettes a day , and i can sleep for hours throughout the day aswell as "normal" sleep at night . could i have sleep apnea? this has all of a sudden happened and i cant see it bieng panic attacks...
i would be gratefull on any thoughts concerning this as im very wary when i go to bed now as if i dare not go to sleep ... :angel:
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jeh rpsgt
06-13-2004, 07:17 PM
What you're experiencing are called sleep-onset central apneas. Most all people have them from time to time, either as they're falling asleep or after they change positions in bed. They are different from the more common obstructive form of sleep apnea because the brain just doesn't send a signal to breathe, whereas with osa the throat causes the cessation. It sounds like it's making you panic a little bit? It would be a good idea to see the doctor and maybe they'll want to see it in a sleep study.
depravedangel
06-14-2004, 05:32 PM
jeh rpsgt
:angel: ... thankyou for replying and yes it has worried me abit because ive never experienced this before.... im going the doctors tommorrow and fingers crossed like you he will maybe explain it to me in great detail and possible action .. i hope it can be sorted ....
thankyou .... x
:angel:
:angel: ... thankyou for replying and yes it has worried me abit because ive never experienced this before.... im going the doctors tommorrow and fingers crossed like you he will maybe explain it to me in great detail and possible action .. i hope it can be sorted ....
thankyou .... x
:angel:
depravedangel
06-16-2004, 03:47 PM
:angel:
well i thought i would keep you posted... i went to my gp yesterday and i told him what was happening , he didnt think it was sleep apnea because im not over-wieght im ony 7 1/2 stone ... but when i told him and my partner told him that i sleep for hours through the day and have been doing for about 7-8 years and that i mentioned this to previous doctors but nothing was done apart from the routine checks( anemia, thyroid tests) so he then said right i'll refer you to the hospital to see someone.... so the balls started rolling ... and i'll keep you informed...
i have noticed if i go to bed exhausted really really tired and i seem to sleep as soon as my heads hit the pillow i dont notice it so out of 10 days sleep i have noticed only3 nights of deep slumber, the rest i have the failing to breathe episodes, and i have gone back to falling asleep when i can, various times throughout the day... god help me when i get a job i'll be asleep most of the time ...lol
well i thought i would keep you posted... i went to my gp yesterday and i told him what was happening , he didnt think it was sleep apnea because im not over-wieght im ony 7 1/2 stone ... but when i told him and my partner told him that i sleep for hours through the day and have been doing for about 7-8 years and that i mentioned this to previous doctors but nothing was done apart from the routine checks( anemia, thyroid tests) so he then said right i'll refer you to the hospital to see someone.... so the balls started rolling ... and i'll keep you informed...
i have noticed if i go to bed exhausted really really tired and i seem to sleep as soon as my heads hit the pillow i dont notice it so out of 10 days sleep i have noticed only3 nights of deep slumber, the rest i have the failing to breathe episodes, and i have gone back to falling asleep when i can, various times throughout the day... god help me when i get a job i'll be asleep most of the time ...lol
swhitey
07-20-2004, 08:34 AM
:angel:
well i thought i would keep you posted... i went to my gp yesterday and i told him what was happening , he didnt think it was sleep apnea because im not over-wieght im ony 7 1/2 stone ... but when i told him and my partner told him that i sleep for hours through the day and have been doing for about 7-8 years and that i mentioned this to previous doctors but nothing was done apart from the routine checks( anemia, thyroid tests) so he then said right i'll refer you to the hospital to see someone.... so the balls started rolling ... and i'll keep you informed...
i have noticed if i go to bed exhausted really really tired and i seem to sleep as soon as my heads hit the pillow i dont notice it so out of 10 days sleep i have noticed only3 nights of deep slumber, the rest i have the failing to breathe episodes, and i have gone back to falling asleep when i can, various times throughout the day... god help me when i get a job i'll be asleep most of the time ...lol
General Doctors are brain dead about sleep apnea. Most don't know enough about it. To be safe go to an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (ENT) and have them order a sleep test. Trust me....you'll sleep better knowing you don't have it!
well i thought i would keep you posted... i went to my gp yesterday and i told him what was happening , he didnt think it was sleep apnea because im not over-wieght im ony 7 1/2 stone ... but when i told him and my partner told him that i sleep for hours through the day and have been doing for about 7-8 years and that i mentioned this to previous doctors but nothing was done apart from the routine checks( anemia, thyroid tests) so he then said right i'll refer you to the hospital to see someone.... so the balls started rolling ... and i'll keep you informed...
i have noticed if i go to bed exhausted really really tired and i seem to sleep as soon as my heads hit the pillow i dont notice it so out of 10 days sleep i have noticed only3 nights of deep slumber, the rest i have the failing to breathe episodes, and i have gone back to falling asleep when i can, various times throughout the day... god help me when i get a job i'll be asleep most of the time ...lol
General Doctors are brain dead about sleep apnea. Most don't know enough about it. To be safe go to an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (ENT) and have them order a sleep test. Trust me....you'll sleep better knowing you don't have it!
depravedangel
08-21-2004, 09:48 AM
:angel:
hi guys me again ... thought it was time for an update.... still no luck with an hospital appointment for a sleep study but i did have a bit of luck ... i have a friend who works in the respitory medicine dept at our ozzy and she told me there is a waiting list of 4 years..... and that most of the patients are bieng referred back to their gp's.... how ever she managed to get me a SpO2/pulse... monitor looks like a watch... measures everything ..lol ( i had a really bad night last monday 16th aug and thats why she got me one) well i wore it last night and yes i felt as if i was going to have an episode but because i was aware of this meter the episode didnt happen i just kept opening my eyes ...typical eh ... plus my finger was all sweaty from the sensor.... so with abit of luck i may be able to try again before she has to take it back and then decipher the results ...so fingers crossed they may be able to tell me something ....
xxxx angel
:)
hi guys me again ... thought it was time for an update.... still no luck with an hospital appointment for a sleep study but i did have a bit of luck ... i have a friend who works in the respitory medicine dept at our ozzy and she told me there is a waiting list of 4 years..... and that most of the patients are bieng referred back to their gp's.... how ever she managed to get me a SpO2/pulse... monitor looks like a watch... measures everything ..lol ( i had a really bad night last monday 16th aug and thats why she got me one) well i wore it last night and yes i felt as if i was going to have an episode but because i was aware of this meter the episode didnt happen i just kept opening my eyes ...typical eh ... plus my finger was all sweaty from the sensor.... so with abit of luck i may be able to try again before she has to take it back and then decipher the results ...so fingers crossed they may be able to tell me something ....
xxxx angel
:)
analog2000
08-22-2004, 01:37 AM
Hi,
I just wanted to ad in that you do not have to be overweight to have sleep apnea, even osa. I have sleep apnea even though I am female, 25 years old, and of a normal weight.
It is a myth that only older obese men have apnea. Doctors often just don't consider it for anyone else.
Lisa
I just wanted to ad in that you do not have to be overweight to have sleep apnea, even osa. I have sleep apnea even though I am female, 25 years old, and of a normal weight.
It is a myth that only older obese men have apnea. Doctors often just don't consider it for anyone else.
Lisa
depravedangel
09-26-2004, 07:16 PM
:angel:
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]update time ... well ive got an appointment to see the nuerologist in october so fingers crossed ... ive noticed i am not aware as much as b4 of the attacks happening .. im only noticing maybe 2 a week ... typical as soon as i get an appointment they dont seem as bad .... maybe its because i know im going to get it sorted i dunno ... so i will keep you updated on what they say FONT]
xxxxx angel xxxx :yawn: :wave:
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]update time ... well ive got an appointment to see the nuerologist in october so fingers crossed ... ive noticed i am not aware as much as b4 of the attacks happening .. im only noticing maybe 2 a week ... typical as soon as i get an appointment they dont seem as bad .... maybe its because i know im going to get it sorted i dunno ... so i will keep you updated on what they say FONT]
xxxxx angel xxxx :yawn: :wave: