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anita
Guest
Hello,
I suppose I am becoming a pest. I am still continuing to have sleep
problems. Not related to thyroid or anxiety. they gave me Lorazepam,
alprazolam, Xanax. nothing stopped it.
I have these problems when I try to nap during the day, it also happens
during the night sometimes, but mainly a day time phenomena
(Why u ask - do I sleep during the day, I feel very sleepy.)
These are the sequences of events:
Frist
1. Feeling sleepy,
2. Start to doze
3. Muscle spasms in my throat (not always30% of the time)
4. Pounding of heart, skipped jumping beats (not always- 30% of the time)
5. sometimes involuntary jerks or hands or a leg (my doc called it
myoclonus) or an abrupt closure of something in my throat (this will cause a
gasp) (50% of the time)
6. then Deep breathing and deep exhales (100% of the time)
7. Flushing feeling in my upper body accompanies deep breathing event about
75% of the time
7. Wide awake feeling (done necessarily open my eyes)...(100% of the time)
8. In a few seconds feel sleepy again and cycle starts to repeat.
IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY WHEN I AM AWAKE
I dont always have muscle spasms and pounding of heart- absent. Especially
when I wake up. I only experience these deep breathing fits. But I am NOT
anxious or panicky or anything of that sort.
anita
weird sleep problems- apr 2003
diagnosed
with hashimotos- may 2003
with papillary thyroid cancaer with lymph node mets - june 2003
I suppose I am becoming a pest. I am still continuing to have sleep
problems. Not related to thyroid or anxiety. they gave me Lorazepam,
alprazolam, Xanax. nothing stopped it.
I have these problems when I try to nap during the day, it also happens
during the night sometimes, but mainly a day time phenomena
(Why u ask - do I sleep during the day, I feel very sleepy.)
These are the sequences of events:
Frist
1. Feeling sleepy,
2. Start to doze
3. Muscle spasms in my throat (not always30% of the time)
4. Pounding of heart, skipped jumping beats (not always- 30% of the time)
5. sometimes involuntary jerks or hands or a leg (my doc called it
myoclonus) or an abrupt closure of something in my throat (this will cause a
gasp) (50% of the time)
6. then Deep breathing and deep exhales (100% of the time)
7. Flushing feeling in my upper body accompanies deep breathing event about
75% of the time
7. Wide awake feeling (done necessarily open my eyes)...(100% of the time)
8. In a few seconds feel sleepy again and cycle starts to repeat.
IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY WHEN I AM AWAKE
I dont always have muscle spasms and pounding of heart- absent. Especially
when I wake up. I only experience these deep breathing fits. But I am NOT
anxious or panicky or anything of that sort.
anita
weird sleep problems- apr 2003
diagnosed
with hashimotos- may 2003
with papillary thyroid cancaer with lymph node mets - june 2003