Posted by westernjoe on September 20, 2007 at 18:55:10:

In Reply to: Re: Panic Attacks at night.. posted by JCruz0587 on September 19, 2007 at 22:01:52:

Ok, I would suggest a sleep study to see if you have apnea. Obstructive apnea causes this sort of response. Sometimes the panic and jitteryness is accompanied by sweats. The adreneline jolt usually prevents falling back asleep quickly, especially if it happens several times in a row. Sometimes this is also related to needing to urinate more than you would expect. But not always. Snoring is an indicator but not conclusive.

You could set up a video camera to see how your breathing works during sleep but it can be difficult to catch since they are often short bursts, often a snort then a body movement.

Apnea events are much more likely to happen on the back than on the side. Gravity and the tongue.

These sorts of events can also be made worse if your sleep debt is high.

Hope this helps. I'm not a Doc, just a guy that ended up having apnea like this. Oh, when my apnea was at its worse, the jitteryness would carry over into the daytime. It was really hard to figure out what it was.

RA

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