Posted by Tony Greenwood on April 27, 1999 at 11:00:36:

In Reply to: Re: Have I or havn't I? posted by Emma on April 26, 1999 at 22:09:30:

>You are right about the varying degees of Narcolepsey.
>My Dad has no other symptoms other than the vivid dreams at night.

Yes I have them :( Not nightmares as in monsters and things.. but vivid dreams of bad things happening, normal people and events but bad things.

>I've got the full tetrad of symptoms. You were talking about
>the "eletric shocks " feeling at night. I experience something
>similar when I am having an attack of sleep paralysis.

Yep sounds like mine as well.

>It feels like I'm touching an electric fence and I can't move.
>You must get in for an overnight sleep study, it will really help.
>As for the supermarket, prehaps you have a touch of agorophobia.
>I found out I was slightly claustrophobic after having a attacks
> of cataplexy in confined spaces. Weird way to discover a phobia, trust me.

The thing is it doesnt happen every night.. cant say when it will or wont happen, and I dont think we have "overnight sleep study" here, at least its never been mentioned to me and no one else here seems to know about it... I think after 20+ years that someone would have said something:) so I am presuming not.. but am going to ask... It takes a couple of weeks to get an appointment to see the local doctor, will ask him.

This message board and the response has been more help in the last week or so than all the doctors and tests in half my life.. Chalk another one up to the WWW :))

Follow Ups:

• Re: Have I or havn't I? Elizabeth 4/27/99 (2)
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