Last night I stopped breathing and woke up gasping for air. I couldnt’t fall back to sleep. This hasnt happened in awhile, the last time was probably last year. I got tested for this a few years back and the lab said that i have this condition. I’m wondering if i should tell my family that i love each of them in case something happens to me, yet I don’t want to tell them because I don’t want to make them worried.

i already know its when your scare of sleeping, but what in what chances does it happen to a person? is there any hotline that you know that you can call and meet someone that has a disorder?

Ok before I explain any of this, I have to tell all of you
I HAVE AN EXTREME PROBLEM WITH ANXIETY. Panic Attacks come often. I am 14 years old
Ok, at night, whenever I am REALLY tired, I am afraid to sleep because im afraid of my heart stopping, and I often gasp for breath and I get that burning feeling in my chest when I get freaked out, but then I recover quickly.(This happens a LOT more when I am on medication that makes me sleepy like Benedryl which is what I am on now) I ALWAYS wake up in the middle of the night(even before the anxiety attacks came)
My brother tells me that I talk in my sleep. And I screamed "Shut up" to him once lol. And I move a lot in my sleep, not thrashing around, but when i was little and I would sleep with my brother, my grandmother would often move me to my bed because I moved on top of my brother.
Do I have sleep apnea?
Because it seems like I have Sleep Apnea, but it ALSO seems like Anxiety.
Cuz it doesn’t feel like my airways are clogged, it feels as tho my hearts going to stop and I often check my pulse VERY often. But when I do get scared and anxious my throat feels tight(which is a VERY Common symptom of anxiety) I DONT snore.
And when I wake up I do get a minor throb in my head(Which is kinda common I hope lol) Not so much a headache, but like a tiny painful pulse in my head.
But im like afraid to sleep at night. I am NOT overweight. And when I calm down and get my mind off of it, it stops and I am able to get to sleep. Which usually happens at around 4-6 am lol.
What do you guys think? Do I have Sleep Apnea? Or a major case of anxiety lol.
I TOTALLY FORGOT A GIGANTIC PART OF THIS

I have PTS (Post Tramautic Stress) Because a while ago I had an event in which I almost died, and have been having anxiety since. I don’t remember really having problems with this BEFORE this event. (However when I was a little kid I always did have a small thing with looking up sicknesses online, oh you little hypochondriac you) and freaked myself out over it. However I always have woken up in the middle of the night, but I always sleep with the T.V. on and such so that may be it. But I haven’t started Masturbating till recently ,so I had a LOT of wet dreams, and typically when I have one, I wake up. I remember waking up wet almost every night. lol

my blood pressure is down and my headaches are down but I still have:

1. mental fatigue

will this get better in time……..???

It seems like even when I get 8 or 9 hours of sleep, I’m always exhausted the next day. My boyfriend says that when I fall asleep before him, I start to snore a bit, it gets louder and louder and then I wake up gasping for air and sit up really quick and then go back to sleep. He says I do this maybe 4 times within an hour period before he eventually falls asleep (so maybe even more times per hour). I never remember doing this at night. Is this sleep apnea? If so, do most insurances cover the sleep study required to diagnose it and cover the machine to aleviate it? I’m only 23.. why would I have this? Is it genetic? My dad seems to do the same thing.
I’m 5′5 and weigh 135. Not obese.

Two years ago my brother was admitted to the hospital for an electrolyte imbalance caused by many weeks of vomitting and dehydration. His sodium level on his admittance to the hospital was 96 and within a 36 hour time frame was increased to over 120. As a result of his treatment he now suffers from Central Pontine Mylenosis (CPM). He has struggled to learn to walk and talk again. He experiences issues with tremors that prevent him from writing, typing driving and feeding himself. He recently was also diagnosed with central sleep apnea as a direct result of CPM.

I am trying to find a support group for survivors of CPM, or anyone who has experienced this condition personally or know of someone who has CPM.

I have searched the web for support groups until my eyes are crossed.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I have a co worker who is the same age with the same diagnosis. We were diagnosed in the same year, so we assume we have had the disease for about the same amount of time. We both have the C-Pap. He is not on oxygen during the day. I am on oxygen therapy 24/7.

He has been a smoker. He had pneumonia last year , and it seems his disease has begun progressing much more rapidly than mine. He has been hospitalized, and needed a respirator twice in the last six months.

Is this a usual sequence for this condition?

I found out I have severe sleep apnea..I have been exhausted,headaches,tired all day for 5 years..im 38…my ankles and legs swelled up really bad & I lost leg hair on my left leg..I had blood tests and no other health problems..Doctor says my rapid weight gain is probably from sleep apnea???

Can depression or anxiety be caused by a sleep disorder (specifically Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder) or is the sleep disorder caused by the depression and anxiety? Or can it be either?

I have to do a paper and i need to know what type of design would be best to use like correlational, experimental, quasi- experimental…

I am looking for the nappi code for a cpap machine and mask that is used for the treatment of sleep apnea. the medical aid needs that code. do someone know where I can find this?

Apparently, as a young boy, I was afflicted with ADHD, (an unknown affliction back then), I grew up with very little self esteem (I firmly believed that I was a major cause of the worlds problems). As I grew older I developed depression, high blood pressure, high cholestoral, and a hammer toe. I’ve always had trouble sleeping and became an insomniac with restless leg syndrome, and later discovered that I have a severe case of sleep apnea.
I now take medicines for high blood pressure, cholesteral, and anti-depressants. I take sleeping pills and meds for RLS at night and I have to sleep with one of those sleep apnea machines.
With all that, I still get quite depressed, have a miserable time getting to sleep at night, with my legs continuously on the move, wake up tired with a low level of energy, somedays I don’t care if I do anything.
Do you suppose that a GOOD STIFF, STRONG, STRAIGHT SHOT OF WHISKEY WOULD HELP?
Thank you.
I said apparently I had ADHD. I don’t think any kid ‘knows’ that he has the problem. The symptoms as they are described today, fill the description of my childhood experiences quite well. Somebody already mentioned that in those days, that kind of behavior was handled with a lot of punishing, scolding and belittling by the teachers and others who had authority over a kids life. Believe me, that kind of crap comes back to haunt you.

I went to the ER on Thursday after waking up with crushing chest pain and inability to move my left arm. Chest x-rays were taken along with an EKG, bloodwork and a stress test was performed. During my resting heart scan it was shown that I have a mild to moderate leak in one of my heart valves and I was asked three times if I had sleep apnea. The results of the stress test showed that my heart actually performs very well under stress but again I was asked if I have sleep apnea. How would I know this? I do not snore every night (only occasionally if I am exhausted) and I never wake up coughing or gasping for breath. I have had hypertension for the past 10 years and I am currently on Procardia XL for my hypertension. Any info would be appreciated.

I use a machine for my sleep apnea but it doesn’t have an alarm for when there’s a blackout.

he has had breathing problems before and had to have breathing treatments because of wheezing because of his sleep pattern he is very irritable in the daytime and fussy.. I notice the problems sometimes during the day but mostly its at night does he have sleep apnea
i hav e taken him to the doctor and they have issued asthma pumps but said they were on a shortage of breathing machines…
thank you everyone for the GOOD ANSWERS I came on this site for positive feedback and I thank those who gave it to me… PS I have talked to his doctor but he has since moved out of state so now the process starts over again i just called the dr and they are supposed to call me back so thanks for caring God Bless

When I was a child, around 3 or 4, I would wake up essentially having a nightmare. I might see Skeletor from He-Man projected on the wall, emitting too much light for me to go back to sleep. I might wake up and find a bear in my room, or glowing eyes in the darkness. All these things would cease when I left the room and got a drink of water. However, it doesn’t sound like night terrors or hallucinatory sleep paralysis, as I can still remember what I saw and could move around the images, as they were in three dimensions.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I can’t find any disorder that matches my experiences.

To add to the weirdness, the house burned down shortly after we moved out.
Hypnagogic Hallucinations sounds possible, but isn’t sleep paralysis included with that?

Just curious, little one likes to play. So I wondered if he holds his breath on purpose during night will the monitor record as not breathing.
The test will be done at home on a portable monitor.

I had bloodwork come back normal, but have the following symptoms:

Low heartrate (51 bpm at rest)
Low BP (90/55 – on average)
Extreme sensitivity to cold (I mean EXTREME)
Low Body Temperature (36.1 – 36.5)
Pale, yellow skin
Extreme exhaustion
Hair falling out like crazy
Scant menses (watery and thin, lasting just 2-3 days…)

I’ve had these symptoms over 2 years and I think it’s something thyroid related, but they tested my thyroid/iron and said it was within normal limits…. I even have swollen legs, dry skin, sleep apnea and sore joints….I’ve also begun to gain wait in my stomach, quite quickly (gone from 130 – 140 lbs within a couple months)

Lately, I’ve been noticing my face looks absolutely haggard, with sagging, wrinkly skin that seems to worsen by the day.

Yes, I am 34 and I expect some of these things, but not with such rapidity – and also, I was extremely youthful looking until just one year ago….I feel like I’m falling to pieces physically and no one can tell me why….I also had my hormones test normal.

Anyone have a similar experience with an answer?

He specifically said I had hypoxia, not apnea. I understand that a CPAP machine helps to keep airways open. My problem specifically is I breathe extremely shallow at night and my blood oxygen levels drop. I fail to see how a CPAP machine will help me with my problem since being able to breathe isn’t the problem, but how deep I draw my breath. Can anyone educate me on how a CPAP machine will help me with sleep hypoxia? I don’t have much faith in my doctor as he seems disinterested in me, putting his head in his hands, looking at my shoes while sitting in a chair and leaning up against a desk.

FOr people who were over weight or obese, how much, if any, weight were you able to lose after starting CPAP treatment for Sleep Apnea?

My bulldog snores when he sleeps just like all other bullies so i can obviously hear him breathing. Once in awhile the snoring will stop and he starts to twitch and looks like he’s running in his sleep. this sometimes goes on for about 20-30 seconds. i can tell he’s not breathing because i can’t here it. so i give him a little nudge and he gets a little startled, pops out of it, and starts breathing again. Anything wrong with my lil man?

I do not sleep at night (frequent awakenings, cannot fall or stay asleep) more than 1-2 hours. I was told that I have depression, SAD, cirrcadin sleep disorder, eating disorder and excessive daytime sleepiness. Two polysomnograms confirmed the sleepiness. After much research, I truly believe I have some type of narcolepsy with both primary and secondary symptoms i.e. fall asleep during classes, have to sleep in my car between classes, hallucinations, memory loss and a close relative who does have it. Any ideas as to what or where I should go to be effectively diagnosed with anything at this point in time.