Sleep Paralysis Treatment At Home
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a temporary, generalized inability to move or speak that occurs during the transition between sleep and wakefulness and is often accompanied by hypnogogic or hypnopompous hallucinations which can make the episodes especially stressful. Isolated sleep paralysis is not associated with the underlying diagnosis of narcolepsy, a neurological disorder that stops the brain from controlling alertness leading to sleep paralysis. Several studies have described that psychological stress, post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks contribute to SP.45. Factors such as fatigue, irregular lifestyle patterns and sleep deprivation can also cause individuals to SP.6 sleep paralysis tend to occur in conjunction with visual hallucinations of the structure, unstructured and bizarre.
Episodes are often accompanied by hypnagogic experiences (visual, auditory and sensory hallucinations). Feeling the presence of someone in a room is as common as the visual experience of seeing someone in the room. Auditory hallucinations may occur in the form of a loud hum or the sound of wind waves.
If you have hallucinations, you can see, hear, smell or feel something that is not there, such as believing that someone else is in the room. Your doctor will ask you to describe your symptoms in detail in order to make a diagnosis and he or she may ask you to keep a sleep diary for several weeks to document each episode. If your doctor directs you to a sleep specialist, you can conduct a night-time sleep study to monitor your behavior and symptoms to determine whether your condition is the symptom of an underlying sleep disorder or the main problem.
For example, your sleep schedule may be disrupted, even after a night shift or due to jet lag. Sometimes Changing sleeping times, sleeping on your back, taking certain medications, stress or other sleep-related problems such as Nauralpsy can also play a role. If you have a sleep disorder, treatment can help prevent paralysis.
Sleep paralysis occurs when a person wakes up, but can also occur after falling asleep. During this phase of sleep or waking, you cannot speak or move for a few seconds or even a few minutes. At this stage of wakefulness or sleep, you cannot move or speak for only a few seconds or a few minutes.
It occurs when an individual goes through a phase between sleep and wakefulness. During this sleep phase, your body becomes temporarily paralyzed, preventing you from acting or dreaming. A complete lack of sleep can cause a rapid blackout and lead to REM sleep, which is similar to narcolepsy, which promotes awake dreaming and paralysis.
According to the American Sleep Association, sleep paralysis causes people to feel pressure in their chest and feel their body move as if they are directing it. Paralysis and foreign hallucinations can be persistent manifestations of REM sleep. While some people find these hallucinations pleasant, such as feeling weightless, they can also be unsettling.
Sleep paralysis without narcolepsy is a condition characterized by excessive drowsiness, insomnia, and a sudden loss of muscle control. It is described as "isolated sleep paralysis" or "recurrent isolated sleep paralysis", although it can also spontaneously occur. Moreover, after falling asleep or waking up there can be a brief loss of muscle control known as atonia and some people may have hallucinations during episodes of sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis can arise on its own or be related to a condition such as migraine, mental illness or anxiety disorders, obstructive sleep apnea or a long-term brain disorder called REM.
It is also common in people with anxiety and panic disorders and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Many people who do not have narcolepsy also suffer from sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis can occur in healthy people with symptoms of anesthesia, cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations.
During an episode of sleep paralysis, a person experiences temporary paralysis of the muscles that do not allow movement. Your muscles become relaxed or paralyzed at a certain time when you sleep. Many people suffering from sleep paralysis have vivid dream-like hallucinations when they fall asleep or wake up.
Due to the intense nature of sleep paralysis, mental health can be affected during these episodes with intense feelings of fear of death and paranoia often accompanied by hallucinations. In rare cases, people may experience dreamlike hallucinations caused by anxiety or anxiety, but these hallucinations are usually harmless. By freezing their bedding, some people experience vivid hallucinations.
Common causes are insomnia (Lack of sleep at night), narcolepsy (drowsiness and loss of muscle control), a family history of sleep paralysis, other relatives sleeping on their backs, disturbed sleep patterns due to work shifts, jet lag, sleep apnea and other psychiatric or psychological disorders. If stress or anxiety is present, treatment can help to alleviate the symptoms. Such fears can lead to sleep disturbances, insomnia and general discomfort.
Research suggests that sedatives such as benzodiazepines can increase the risk of sleep disturbances and paralysis. The frequency and severity of the episodes were associated with anxiety-like symptoms and sleep deprivation. Some medications have side effects that can lead to a recovery of REM sleep after they are no longer taken.
According to the National Health Society of the UK, patients may be prescribed low-dose antidepressants in extreme cases. Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat sleep paralysis to prevent sleep paralysis episodes and to prevent hallucinations that can occur during sleep paralysis. The antidepressant clomipramine, which is effective in REM sleep disorders, is often prescribed in low doses and should only be taken for depression.
A sleep disorder known as narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that causes excessive drowsiness and sudden sleep attacks during the day. Narcolepsy's overpowering need for sleep can cause problems with the brain's ability to regulate sleep. It is a serious disorder that needs to be treated, and sleep doctors are well placed to diagnose and treat it.
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