I think you know the problems OH has with his sleep but again, they are a by product of his illness.

I have suffered from weird night terrors since everything started too and have been known to have OH wake me up and I have been crying hysterically for ages before coming too.

I don't remember the last time we had a proper nights sleep so you have our full sympathy

xxx

Do you have Sleep Clinics over there? I've known a few people who have done them and found that they helped immensely. Especially with Night Terrors.

Although your OH shouldn't take it personally! My best friend suffers from something similar, she once 'woke up' (still dreaming, I think) and the room was pitch black. She thought she had been kidnapped and was being held somewhere and she started scratching at the walls trying to get out. It's very disconcerting! Hope you get it sorted out.

nothing like what you've got, but my dad has sleep apnea which is well scary! he has to wear a cpap machine at night (like premmies wear) cos he literally stops breathing!

what you guys sounds horrible tho!

Gosh - thats mad. I had to chuckle when u said u had all ur clothes on, even a coat. But i can imagine its not much fun for u or ur OH. Have u seen a doc about it, had any treatment or meds?

I have insomnia, which i take nitrazepam for - but nowt like u have.

Do you remember where on line you got these and what do they do, I also have had loads of test to see why I cant sleep and it really gets me down, my dr put it down to depressants i took aint deppresants for a while but nothing changed

They are hypnagogic hallucinations hun. Look it up. They can sometimes be nice, but mine are nearly always scary. Some of the things i see i cant even describe. Look it up, I was so glad to find out there was a name for it, even if there isnt a cure other than trying to avoid getting overtired.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-hyp...ucinations.htm

Hypnagogic hallucination is episodes of seeing and hearing things as one is falling asleep. These dreams can be frightening and can often cause a sudden jerk and arousal just before sleep onset. For example, you may see yourself falling and awaken with a sudden jerk, just before impact. As the subject drifts off to sleep, he/she moves into a state that
combines the environment, of which the subject is still partially aware, with a dream-like state of sleep, in which he might see people and hear them talking. The experiences are often frightening. Sleep deprivation
, irregular sleep schedules, and medications all can predispose to occurrences of this phenomenon.

Hypnagogic hallucinations can occur at sleep onset, either during daytime sleep episodes or at night. They are usually quite vivid, and often involve vision. The visual hallucinations usually consist of simple forms – colored circles or parts of objects – that are constant or changing in size. People may also see the image of an animal or a person, and are more often in color. Auditory hallucinations are also common, but other senses are seldom involved. Hypnagogic hallucinations are dreams that intrude on wakefulness, which can cause visual, auditory, or touchable sensations. They occur between waking and sleeping, usually at the onset of sleep, and can also occur about 30 seconds after a cataleptic attack. Hypnagogic hallucinations are a feature of narcolepsy
.

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Too nervous to sleep tonight now

ramblin, you're right it does sound very similar to that! thanks.

I have sleep paralysis and it is freaky!! Google it. I hate it!