nightmares or night terrors
05/29/08
I am diagnosed with anxiety & depression. I often experience a sensation in the middle of sleep that I am awake but I cannot move. Sometimes I feel like someone is in the room with me. I feel like my eyes are open & I can see but it's like I'm paralyzed. Someone told me this could be night terrors but I read that those wake you up. I'm not sure if I'm awake. Any ideas??
Monday, June 02, 2008
That doesn't sound like typical night terrors. Have you started on an antidepressant? Sometimes they can affect your sleep in odd ways.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Hi Dee,
It sounds to me like a hypnogogic state which is often associated with sleep paralysis. I wrote a sharepost about this on the sleep disorders site. Follow this link.
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