Faux.paws
09-03-16, 02:38
I hope this is in the right place... Apologies if it isn't.
Recently I've been having sleep... Disturbances, I guess? As I'm falling asleep I will either experience hypnic jerks or -and this is the part that actually frightens me- I will jolt awake with the sensation that I'm struggling to breathe against a pressure or squeezing in my chest or throat or like I'm slowly trying to breathe through something thick. It happens regardless of position, within moments of sleep if not just before, and as soon as I'm fully awake it's gone. (It also doesn't seem to happen while I'm napping? Only at night... No idea if that's relevant).
When these started after my first child was born it wad rare but recently it's gotten much worse and much more frequent. Last night, for example, it happened every. Single. Time. I'd fall asleep resulting in me getting no sleep whatsoever. I'm terrified I'm just going to stop breathing and die. As soon as evening comes I'm already freaking out over it.
My Dr is scheduling a sleep study to check for sleep apnea but it could be a week or more before the lab gets back to me to even schedule. So here I sit in the meantime, despite the assurances of two doctors and an RN, scared absolutely out of my mind to sleep for fear I'll stop breathing and die. And god help me I made the ultimate mistake of googling for more information.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for here but any reassurance anyone can offer would be appreciated. I'm just so, so scared to go to sleep.
Recently I've been having sleep... Disturbances, I guess? As I'm falling asleep I will either experience hypnic jerks or -and this is the part that actually frightens me- I will jolt awake with the sensation that I'm struggling to breathe against a pressure or squeezing in my chest or throat or like I'm slowly trying to breathe through something thick. It happens regardless of position, within moments of sleep if not just before, and as soon as I'm fully awake it's gone. (It also doesn't seem to happen while I'm napping? Only at night... No idea if that's relevant).
When these started after my first child was born it wad rare but recently it's gotten much worse and much more frequent. Last night, for example, it happened every. Single. Time. I'd fall asleep resulting in me getting no sleep whatsoever. I'm terrified I'm just going to stop breathing and die. As soon as evening comes I'm already freaking out over it.
My Dr is scheduling a sleep study to check for sleep apnea but it could be a week or more before the lab gets back to me to even schedule. So here I sit in the meantime, despite the assurances of two doctors and an RN, scared absolutely out of my mind to sleep for fear I'll stop breathing and die. And god help me I made the ultimate mistake of googling for more information.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for here but any reassurance anyone can offer would be appreciated. I'm just so, so scared to go to sleep.