Sleep Paralysis

Sleep Paralysis?

Question: Hey I have been suffering from a condition called Sleep Paralysis. Is there anyone that has this that has consulted a doctor or uses any remedies to calm or eliminate this? It would be very helpful, I'm tired of dealing with this 2-3 times a week.

Answer: This is one confusing and awful condition(I think!) I had it since I was around 12 or so. Mine was awful and hard to describe to someone who had no idea what I was talking about. I never did go to the Dr. for it, but there were periods of time I wouldn't have an episode for months! Then I'd have many in a night(or day if I was napping), and sometimes every week or so. Then a year and a half ago, I was suffering from bad anxiety/panic attacks. I was put on Paxil CR and low and behold my sleep paralysis also disappeared! I may have one or two small episodes..but nothing like they used to be. I've read SP can be caused by lack of sleep, but the fact that my anti anxiety/depression medication all but cured it, tells me it is a chemical imbalance. I'm not sure if a Dr. would prescribe something like this for it, but it's worth a shot. Good Luck :)

Sleep paralysis?

Question: I'm having sleep paralysis episodes more and more. Before I only had them once every few months, but now I'm getting them once every two weeks. I've noticed they happen if I take a nap in the middle of the day, but they happen at night, too. Are there any ways to make them less frequent, or help them?

Answer: I have episodes of sleep paralysis. It was really bad in my late teens and drove me batty in my 20's. The themes that the brain comes up with when your experiencing sp is unnerving. As I got older they became less and less frequent. I was also diagnosed with refractory rls/plmd. Have a sleep study done to find out whats going on. If sp leads you to avoid sleeping see a doctor. The anxiety that sleep paralysis causes may need to be addressed.