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Re: Jolt/shocking sensation

Posted by Peg on July 04, 2007 at 20:58:40:

In Reply to: Jolt/shocking sensation posted by Captin Cannuck on May 07, 2007 at 06:59:30:

Yes, my jolts began five years prior to uars/sleep apnea diagnosis.

I remember the first one in 2000, startled awake, jumped out of bed with my heart pounding, gasped for air.

I remember thinking "wow, what was that, I've never had that before".

Just the first in what was to come, especially if I was lying flat on a pillow no matter if on the side, etc.

And through the years up until I self diagnosed myself and asked the doctor for a sleep study, then started CPAP, this has put a strain on my heart, and now have arrythmias on and off which I hope will clear up now that I am getting this apnea under control.

What your body is doing is it is waking you up because you're not breathing. No wonder they say you can have a stroke or heart attack in the night if you have apnea. Even to this day, I am so scared I'll have another one of those.

Also, i remember telling my THEN doctor about the jolts in the middle of the night. She said "it's panic attacks". I said "panic attacks? in the middle of the night when I am sound asleep?"

CHANGED DOCTORS, GOT SLEEP STUDY, GOT CPAP, GOT SOMNOPLASTY, GETTING BETTER.

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