i have "mild" emphysema and im 45 and since the nearly 3 years i found out ive had non stop problems sleeping...
up all night at times then other nights i just cant seem to keep my eyes open and drift off around 8 or 9 pm !
its mad ive even had 300 mg of trazodone to help me sleep and that don't work either its getting to me now as when i do manage sleep i find my sleep with breathing problems as nose blocks and i also feel my myself jumping awake with a jolt as if im falling off the edge of a cliff....strange as it sounds.
im on my inhalers all 3 of them and no steroids as clear of infections so far this year..
id like to hear back if anyone has the same problems as my self
Maybe you could do with an osa test mehere, May be best to see your gp and see what he thinks. Just an idea. Btw, 3 different inhalers at the mild stage seems a lot?
Good suggestion. Although we 'twitch' when filing asleep and when sleeping that is not the same as jumping awake with a jolt. That could be caused by an insufficiency of oxygen and an osa test would indicate if this was the case.
Remember beig told years ago that the jolting sensation is a natural part of falling asleep. Apparently it happens every night as impulses in the brain switch from awake to sleep mode .Some nights a stronger jolt/impulse in which case you wake up. Most nights a much weaker sensation ...which you don't registerer..... .go to sleep .......then don't even remember.
Good article Had recalled most of it right . However the last bit about the primate falling out the tree ...very interesting ...down to earth with a bump..lol
Thank you for the link. I was getting paranoid about this. I seem to get two or three spasms just before I fall asleep most nights. I know I have been in an anxious state lately. All and everything seems to make me panic.
I had lung failure in 2008 and have not slept well since, so I know what you are going though. I take Zopeclon sometimes they give me 3 hours unbroken sleep but they are very addictive so do not use much. I wake gasping for breath to but that is down to sleep apnoea plus the RLD and PAH.
I have used memory foam toppers and pillows but they have not helped a great deal at all. I do hope you get it sorted out.
I don't want to worry you(How old are you?) I was told by my GP that zopliclone can cause memory problems in older people and he put me on Temazepam instead. I was 60 when diagnosed with emphysema. Bets wishes to you.
My Memory went down after my 32 day ICU stint, it got a little better after 6 months but I do have short term memory problems. I will be 59 next month. I do not use them that often as the best I get is 3 hours.
yes it happened to me but mine was caused by reflux desease i cured mine by tilting the bed up by about six inches ( the head bourd end ) had no problems since
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