Question by chippedivory: Is there something that can cause random episodes of multiple sleep disorders?
Ever since I was a child I've had experiences with different sleep disorders. The first was consistent night terrors, diagnosed by my doctor. I also used to walk in my sleep often as a child. I once had an episode that sounds like REM behavior disorder - I remember dreaming about something that made me the angriest I have ever felt in my life and I stood up in my bed and thrashed at my curtains until I tore them down, rod and all, completely out of control of myself. I have periodic sleep paralysis episodes with hallucinations, seeing a demon in the room and hearing her speak a language I didn't understand (and various other similar hallucinations), wanting to fight but unable to move. I have A LOT of nightmares. In fact, 99.999% of the dreams I remember are some sort of nightmare that usually affects me emotionally during the day while I'm awake. I have also had 2 different doctors suspect that I have some form of sleep apnea, and I have a sleep study scheduled soon. But I was just wondering if this seems normal to have experiences with this many different sleep problems or if there could be some underlying problem that could cause this?
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Answer by holley
That's not a simple question with a simple answer. Sleep problems can be a symptom of so many things.
Mental health. Almost all mental health issues involve a sleep problem. Despression, as an example, makes you sleep too much. Anxiety keeps you awake.
Physical. Fibromyalgia & diabetes come with sleep problems. Hypothyroid. Any ailment that creates aches and pains. Indigestion even.
Medications. Sometimes can be worse than the illness. Doctors gave me Cymbalta for nerve pain, OMG the nightmares! They were horrible. I dreaded going to sleep. Stopped when they took me off it.
Nightmares are a symptom. Be sure you tell your doctor.
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