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Hi. I Had This Freaky Thing Happen To Me Today.
Question: Hi. I had this freaky thing happen to me today. I have been very sleepy and lacking sleep for a few weeks and today i fell asleep on the couch. I drifted off to sleeep but then somehow in between being awake and asleep i tried to wake up but my body was jolting and i couldn't get up. I could hear everything. I could see everything but i couldn't physically get up then finally i was able to. Not sure what happened but i have had this before but not to this extent.
Brief Answer:
Sleep study is necessary.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
I have read your query and here is my advice.
Since you are experiencing sleep problems from a while and there seems to be a worsening of the condition, further examinations are necessary.
This because of the need to evaluate correctly conditions such as narcolepsy, partial seizures, etc.
For this purpose is necessary a sleep study.
Discuss with a sleep Specialist for these issues.
Of seizures or narcolepsy will be excluded, sleep paralysis remains the most likely diagnosis.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Feel free to ask if you have further questions.
Sleep study is necessary.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
I have read your query and here is my advice.
Since you are experiencing sleep problems from a while and there seems to be a worsening of the condition, further examinations are necessary.
This because of the need to evaluate correctly conditions such as narcolepsy, partial seizures, etc.
For this purpose is necessary a sleep study.
Discuss with a sleep Specialist for these issues.
Of seizures or narcolepsy will be excluded, sleep paralysis remains the most likely diagnosis.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Feel free to ask if you have further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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