Woken Up From Sleep

[anonleo]

Can thoughts wake you up from sleep? I had a horrible thought and jumped right up. Now I’m shaking and shivering and my heart is beating like crazy. I’m nervous to go back to sleep because I don’t want it to happen again

[Hidden]

Yes! I haven't been woken up by one in a long time, though. I hope you were able to get back to sleep without it happening again.

[anonleo in reply to Hidden]

It took me a while to get back to sleep, I was fighting it. 🥺

[AnxiousSilver]

If you were already asleep, would you say that you had a nightmare, and just woke up? (feeling anxious afterwards)

[anonleo in reply to AnxiousSilver]

I don’t really remember any dreams I just remember waking up to a scary thought. But possibly.

[Adlon57]

Are you on any types of medication, that used to happen to me when I was on lamictal, but it was when I was trying to get to sleep, "night terrors" almost like an electric shock and "I’m shaking and shivering and my heart is beating like crazy. I’m nervous to go back to sleep because I don’t want it to happen again" was exactly what happened to me. I have JME epilepsy.

[anonleo in reply to Adlon57]

Yes I am. Scary stuff!

[Adlon57 in reply to anonleo]

I got off the lamictal/ lamotrigine that was causing it for me? Good Luck!👍