Question
First, please excuse my spelling, lol. I had an episode a while ago, in which I was sitting in front of the computer, fully awake, and doing a little research (I'm male, take a lucky guess). Anyway, I suddenly got extremely dizzy and nausious. Within about ten seconds, I was paralized from head to toe.
I could do very little, save for breath, and even this was extremely difficult. What was worse was my eyes would not focus at all, It seemed as though the room was spinning, but not like any dizzy spell I have ever had.
I had enough motivation to wrench my arm and slam the siding of my desk, and make a grunting sound, alerting my mother. Within about 20 minutes, the episode was basically over, and I was fine.
I went to the ER and got no information. My blood was fine, as was my EKG and...head....xray...thingie...lol, they all said nothing. My doctor had the gaul to say I was lying. I researched the symptoms, however the only thing that fit, save for one thing was Sleep Paralasis. That one thing was,....I was, and had been wide awake. The only drugs I'd taken in months was IB Proferin.
Is there anything you can tell me about this? I am very confused, and scared to drive, or even be outside. I could be walking around, and simply drop and break something like a neck...I'd have to be around someone at all times.
Any insite would be very helpful.
Lukus
Answer
Sleep paralysis happens when you are either falling asleep, or awakening or so tired during the day that you think you were falling asleep, and it does not last 20 minutes, however if your wakefulness in the daytime is being compensated and you are tired all the time than its a good possibility it could be narcolepsy. It also could be some type of motor seizure, either way you need to see a neurologist, not the e/r which he has to do an mri which is a brain wave test and eeg to rule out seizures. go to sleepnet.com click on disorders narcolepsy, but the part where you make a grunting sound sounds more like a motor seizure, usually sleep paralysis never last more than seconds to minutes, under the narcolepsy description describes sleep paralysis, also go to narcolepsy network.org, but you need a neurologist who can rule out these. feel free to email again , karel
