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So my latest thing that keeps happening to me at night every night without fail is I literally jump out of a sound sleep at least
twice a night and sometimes in the morning. Sound asleep one minute then practically in the air the next. It's pretty violent
actually and not fun at all. Any thoughts on why?
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My husband gets this when his Babesia flares. He says he feels really anxious when this is happening, like an adrenaline surge.
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My LLMD doesn't think I have babesia but maybe I do
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- Some sleep pharmaceuticals have done this to me. Years ago, so bad. Stopped when I stopped taking sleep Rx.
As I recall, this was bad with trazadone but I nearly got whiplash from what you describe when trying to take ambien - it was very violent jolting. Would wake up from the jolt as I'd shoot straight up from lying to upright sitting in a nano-second like a bomb hit in my brain.
No other word to describe it. My heart was literally shocked, it seemed and my adrenals fried, too. Glad to be rid of ambien. Nothing but trouble for me (and for many others, too).
Still, even if you are not taking any sedative Rx, this can occur with lyme. MAGNESIUM should help. -
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I take ambetriptalyne or how ever you spell it before bed but I also take magnesium during the day
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- Ah, yes. Elavil (Amitriptyline)
All the cousins (I think there are 3) in that family also gave me similar problems. Tried them all. All were just disaster for my body in so many ways.
I suggest avoiding all in the tricyclic antidepressant family (I know of many with "CFS" - which we all know is often lyme - who have had horrible trouble trying to tolerate any of those). But, it can be rough to just stop, not good for the body, to suddenly stop, either.
Can you talk to a naturopathic doctor (preferably a LL ND) who can help you select a safer plan?
Links above should help get you get an idea of various options. -
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- Magnesium just during the day will wear off by night. Needs to be at least 3 x a day in divided doses. Might work better when you can take it near bedtime, too. -
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I take my meds to close to bed to take magnesium
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- Check all meds you take to see if they affect QT rhythm. Go to the manufacturer's website for each one, don't just read from any ole site.
You want the information packet. A drug that affects QT might do that.
Still, somehow, there is a way to get around the clock magnesium protection. I would never want to go a night without that. Maybe take it early in the evening? Any earlier, though, and it won't be there for you at night. It just can't last in the body very long.
Still, be sure your LLMD knows about this. It's not uncommon but they need to be aware it's happening to you as with something that violent, it could cause damage.
It could also be the hallmark of a particular TBD so can be helpful diagnostically (although since this happened to me on sedative drugs and then stopped when I stopped the drug, seemed the connection in my case). -
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- Check your blood glucose if this happens again.
If you don't have a glucose meter, check to see how you can obtain one free (if you've had hypoglycemic drops, that may qualify you, it did for me, with a few test strips included (those cost a fortune to refill, though, and unless one had diabetes as an official diagnosis, no help from insurance for hypoglycemia home monitoring).
Be sure you have a light late evening snack with protein, complex carbohydrate and a good fat. -
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- You can web search for entire phrase:
"free blood sugar meter"
But I see now they are not that expensive. Many years ago when I needed one, they were sky high. -
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I have my blood checked bi weekly all levels are fine
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