Posted by unwind on November 09, 2009 at 05:52:10:

In Reply to: Definitely not alone! posted by Samantha on November 09, 2009 at 03:01:52:

Hi Samantha,
The adrenaline jolt when drifting off could be a sign of positional sleep apnea. I had frequent adrenaline jolts (and became cognitively dysfunctional from sleep loss) until I realized that trying to fall asleep on my back was part of my problem. The sleep-wake transition has a higher probability of breathing instability. Learning to fall asleep on my side with appropriate pillow supports took months, but I haven't had any of those adrenaline jolts since. In my case, my body was waking me up to breathe, but since I had no gasping or memory of not breathing, it took me years to figure it out.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Definitely not alone! Samantha 06:44 11/09/09 (3)
  • Re: Definitely not alone! unwind 09:27 11/09/09 (2)
    • Re: Definitely not alone! Samantha 13:50 11/09/09 (1)
      • Re: Definitely not alone! unwind 15:16 11/09/09 (0)

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