[amandaloser4477]

Anyone here experience sleep paralysis (sorry if that's spelled wrong)

[jelly-bean]

I have never heard of anything like that before. I will be interested to do a bit of research on this subject.

[Rainydaiz]

Yes I have. Once as a child and once as an adult. What would you like to know? It is very freaky! Especially as it's so terrifying and I felt like there was a presence in the room. (Which is often the case with sleep paralysis). Utterly terrifying experience. Hope you are ok.

[doyoutrustme]

Yes, many many times. I had it all the way into adulthood.

It's weird, but it stops when I'm on anti-depressants, and returns when I go off them. One side affect I actually like!

[Olanza-what?]

Yes, its a form of sleep apnea. I sleep or am suppose to sleep with my cpap. I notice that I dont have the paralysis as much when I do. I can go to sleep then all of a sudden feel my self shut down. suddenly i am aware of everything going on around me, i can even see it, but im not sure if my eyes are open or not, i struggle to wake up, i shout and scream but no one else hears me. I keep telling myself if i can just wiggle my big toe i will wake up and change positions. finally, i feel blood rushing back into my limbs and i wake up. it usually happens when i sleep on my back or if my head isn't on atleast 2 pillows. when i had my sleep study done, i told the tech about sleeping and then suddenly feeling like i am paralized. he told me what it was and that it's also a form of sleep apnea. lack of oxygen to the brain.

[seaecho]

I have it often. Sometimes a few nights in a row, and I do actually yell out, but it takes tremendous effort. Feels like it goes on for at least half an hour! When I finally do wake up, my mouth and throat are so terribly dry. I've also gone months in between episodes. Sometimes it's so bad that I am almost afraid to go to sleep at night. Not only that, but I also have bad nightmares. My psychiatrist put me on Xanax XR, and the episodes are greatly reduced, although not stopped altogether.

[marshallfan]

Yes, they are horrible. I hate them!

[Ellahmae]

Yes. I've suffered with it for years. I find it comes and goes as it pleases as I haven't found a correlation to anything that might be causing it yet. It's awful. I don't sleep unless I'm so exhausted that I have no choice as it terrifies me. I wish there was a cure for this nasty little demon.

[Ashley1231]

I have them very frequently. It got to the point a few months ago where I was having sleep paralysis every single night and multiple times each night. It's absolutely terrifying. I read that sometimes drinking a glass of water after you have one helps so you don't have anymore that night. Also try to stay hydrated throughout the day. I think that's what helped me stop having them as much as I used to.