Lecarpetron
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- Apr 6, 2016
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For most of my 9 years of insomnia, I felt wide awake at night and generally fell asleep between 2-3 am. Lately, I feel tired by 10 pm - but as soon as I start to fall asleep, I experience something like a minor electric shock radiating from my chest. This happens many times during the night as I start to drift off, and is accompanied by a general feeling of chest tightness, cold hands/feet, peeing constantly, and heavy breathing.
I remember getting brain "zaps" when coming off of high doses of Ambien many years ago, but this is different because it radiates from the chest. It keeps me awake until 5 am, and is severely affecting my life. It happens for a few days straight, then goes away for a few days. Once the first zap occurs, it's game over. No amount of sugar, salt, aspirin, benadryl, epsom bath, T3, or progest-E can pull me back before 5 am. Those things actually increase the distress because they make me more exhausted, yet I still can't lose consciousness.
Seems like some sort of imbalance, but what? Is this cortisol, adrenaline, estrogen, etc? Any ideas? I'm so puzzled because everything else is going in the right direction for me. Temps and pulse are up, things I would expect to be last in line like my hair and skin have improved dramatically....yet I essentially haven't had deep, relaxing sleep in a freaking decade. I don't know how much longer I can go on living like this. It is hell.
I remember getting brain "zaps" when coming off of high doses of Ambien many years ago, but this is different because it radiates from the chest. It keeps me awake until 5 am, and is severely affecting my life. It happens for a few days straight, then goes away for a few days. Once the first zap occurs, it's game over. No amount of sugar, salt, aspirin, benadryl, epsom bath, T3, or progest-E can pull me back before 5 am. Those things actually increase the distress because they make me more exhausted, yet I still can't lose consciousness.
Seems like some sort of imbalance, but what? Is this cortisol, adrenaline, estrogen, etc? Any ideas? I'm so puzzled because everything else is going in the right direction for me. Temps and pulse are up, things I would expect to be last in line like my hair and skin have improved dramatically....yet I essentially haven't had deep, relaxing sleep in a freaking decade. I don't know how much longer I can go on living like this. It is hell.