I've had undiagnosed sleep disturbances for several years and at least two episodes of depression lasting 3-4 years. I'm almost 30.
On occasion my girlfriend has told me I shake the bed at night, a subtle vibrating shake or sometimes worse as if I have restless leg syndrome. Last night my girlfriend was snoring a little more than normal and I woke up for a short period of time, or was conscience of waking up. As I began to fall back asleep my hands seemed to cramp, both at the same time and curled inward at the wrist, I was partially aware of it as it happened. I then went straight into what I thought was a dream state but I was terrified of what I can only describe as "alien blue electric currents". This happened maybe 4 times in and out each time I felt my eyes sort of fluttering and rolling. I also had a horrible ringing hissing in my ears even after the electric feeling would go away. After all of it finally stopped I felt more like I could really sleep and noticed my stomach sort of rumbleing as if I was hungry.
I've had these events happen to me on a few occasions, that I can remember through out my life. I also wake up regularly tired and fatigued, sometimes sore as if someone had been smashing me into an uncomfortable position all night. Last night and one or two other occasions, I can really be in the experience but most of the time I wake up from something that happened just paranoid and extremely groggy.
My uncle at one point in his childhood use to have seizures ranging from not being able to interact for a few moments to falling down on the ground spacing out and sort of rigid. They put him on phenylbarbital and to this day he still takes it. He also has irregular sleep patterns and distubances but no waking seizures in several years.
Who should I go to for help? I'm seeing a psychologist for depression and my family doctor has dragged me through the gambit of anti-depressents without finding one that works for both my sleep disturbances/insomnia and my depression at the same time. I was going to go see a psychiatrist to nail down the right medication because the fam doc is now poking around in the dark.
Is this just unusual rem sleep or a seizure?
On occasion my girlfriend has told me I shake the bed at night, a subtle vibrating shake or sometimes worse as if I have restless leg syndrome. Last night my girlfriend was snoring a little more than normal and I woke up for a short period of time, or was conscience of waking up. As I began to fall back asleep my hands seemed to cramp, both at the same time and curled inward at the wrist, I was partially aware of it as it happened. I then went straight into what I thought was a dream state but I was terrified of what I can only describe as "alien blue electric currents". This happened maybe 4 times in and out each time I felt my eyes sort of fluttering and rolling. I also had a horrible ringing hissing in my ears even after the electric feeling would go away. After all of it finally stopped I felt more like I could really sleep and noticed my stomach sort of rumbleing as if I was hungry.
I've had these events happen to me on a few occasions, that I can remember through out my life. I also wake up regularly tired and fatigued, sometimes sore as if someone had been smashing me into an uncomfortable position all night. Last night and one or two other occasions, I can really be in the experience but most of the time I wake up from something that happened just paranoid and extremely groggy.
My uncle at one point in his childhood use to have seizures ranging from not being able to interact for a few moments to falling down on the ground spacing out and sort of rigid. They put him on phenylbarbital and to this day he still takes it. He also has irregular sleep patterns and distubances but no waking seizures in several years.
Who should I go to for help? I'm seeing a psychologist for depression and my family doctor has dragged me through the gambit of anti-depressents without finding one that works for both my sleep disturbances/insomnia and my depression at the same time. I was going to go see a psychiatrist to nail down the right medication because the fam doc is now poking around in the dark.
Is this just unusual rem sleep or a seizure?