http://mysleepapneatreatment.com/360/do-you-know-what-this-sleep-disorder-is/ All you need to know about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://mysleepapneatreatment.com/360/do-you-know-what-this-sleep-disorder-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Larkspur Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:43:55 +0000 http://mysleepapneatreatment.com/360/do-you-know-what-this-sleep-disorder-is/#comment-1544 These may be 'hypnagogic hallucinations', which are defined as when a person dreams while awake. These waking dreams are usually experienced in combination with paralysis. Hypnagogic hallucinations are associated with the sleep disorder Narcolepsy, which is characterized by "sleep or some of its components at inappropriate times". The primary symptom of narcolepsy is the 'sleep attack', when the sufferer will fall asleep suddenly during the day. My questions for you are: -Is she paralyzed when she experiences these 'waking dreams'? -Does she feel paralyzed either right before or after sleep? -Does she experience an irresistable urge to sleep during monotonous periods of the day? -Does she fall over, paralyzed, in response to a strong emotion, like laughter, anger, or a physical effort? These, in addition to what you described, are all symptoms of the sleep disorder Narcolepsy. Secondly, does this happen regularly? If not, I wouldn't worry too much about it. If it does, however, she needs to get it properly diagnosed. The fact that she does not know the name suggests to me that she may not have been diagnosed. The first person to talk to about it is your general practice doctor. These may be ‘hypnagogic hallucinations’, which are defined as when a person dreams while awake. These waking dreams are usually experienced in combination with paralysis. Hypnagogic hallucinations are associated with the sleep disorder Narcolepsy, which is characterized by “sleep or some of its components at inappropriate times”. The primary symptom of narcolepsy is the ’sleep attack’, when the sufferer will fall asleep suddenly during the day.
My questions for you are:
-Is she paralyzed when she experiences these ‘waking dreams’?
-Does she feel paralyzed either right before or after sleep?
-Does she experience an irresistable urge to sleep during monotonous periods of the day?
-Does she fall over, paralyzed, in response to a strong emotion, like laughter, anger, or a physical effort?
These, in addition to what you described, are all symptoms of the sleep disorder Narcolepsy.
Secondly, does this happen regularly? If not, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If it does, however, she needs to get it properly diagnosed. The fact that she does not know the name suggests to me that she may not have been diagnosed. The first person to talk to about it is your general practice doctor.

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