Question
I occasionally have this strange sleep problem I call my 5 minute deals. It happens more often in the early mornings like 3am to when I get up. It happens maybe once a month. I will fall asleep and go immediately into a dream state for about 5 minutes. Then I will wake up for a minute or two and them fall asleep dream immediately and wake up five minutes later. This will go on for a few hours. Sometimes it will slowly expand to sleeping for 15 min at a time and then a half hour at a time.
I have been using a cpap for 3 years now, and had the problem before getting my cpap. I can live with this problem since it does not happen all of the time, but I have never heard of such a strange sleep pattern. I would love to know what it is.
I am 59, 6' tall and 250 pounds. I don't drink or smoke. I take medication for hypothyroidism.
Answer
Your cpap machine prescription the rate the doctor ordered may need readjusting contact your md who prescribed it for you it also could have to do with your thyroid its hard to say.but more so unusual awakienings is due to cpap prescription needs to readjusted, the doctor does this . feel free to email again karel
