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Posted 10/3/2011 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
For about 6 months I have had horrible sleep issues.  about 10-20 times a night - I will wake up to a horrible feeling.  It feels as though my heart is pounding out of my chest, heat sensation throughout body with sweating, stomach pain with nausea, shock-like sensation throughout my body, and a feeling like I am going to faint - even though I am laying down.  This last for about 5-10 minutes before I try and fall asleep again and wake up in a few minutes to have it happen all over again.  I am not on any antibiotics.  My two weeks of doxy that my pcp put me on did nothing (surprise surprise).  I have to wait till Nov. 3 to see a llmd for the first time.  Any ideas? Thanks-Kev
Posted 10/3/2011 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
--- heat sensation throughout body with sweating +  shock-like sensation throughout my body--

I can absolutely identify with the above two symptoms.  A terrible feeling. 

Soon after I began Lyme treatment these nasties subsided......only the heat sensation/sweating would return, but only when I switched antibiotics and/or was having a herx/die-off episode.  

Hopefully you will see major improvement once your LLMD gets you on track with treatment.  Hang in there!  :-)

Posted 10/4/2011 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
I've had something like this which only started in the last few months (while on antibiotics). It hasn't been every night and at it's worst it was 3-4 times a night and that was pretty rough so I can only imagine what you're going through! For me it kind of just leveled out on it's own...now it's no more than twice a week and usually only once a night...being that it's not too rough anymore I've just gotten used to it but in your case I'd suggest maybe a sleep study...or maybe some natural sleep remedies might help you stay asleep through this. Good luck and I hope it gets better soon!
Posted 10/4/2011 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I know 'exactly' what you are saying and what you are going thru!  Except you seem to have them more often and more frequent.

I get that feeling tho shortly after lying down.  It is definitely scary because I feel like I am seriously going to faint.  My heart palpitates terribly and I get what I call 'inside tremors'.  It is like shivering, except it's on  the inside.  I would always tell my husband what is going on just in case. 

When it first began, I surely wondered if I will still wake up in the morning. 

  I noticed that if I sat up in bed, they subsided rather quickly.  So I began building my (3) pillows up and it has helped somewhat.  I never got too many per night.  Mostly just when I first laid down.  Sometimes just as I fell asleep. I would jerk awake like I was shocked I guess.  Actually it was more like a "forgot to breathe" feeling.  I figured they were like a herx-that is what most people told me.

They have been tapering off now so am not having many at all now.

Try sitting upright and breathing calm when it happens or try keeping head propped up higher.  Maybe that will work for you.

 I hope those feelings soon subside for you as I know they are very uncomfortable

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