Sit Up In Sleep

I lay down in bed and fall asleep.

Sit up in sleep. A sleep study involves spending the night in a sleep lab. Diagnosed with sleep apnea and wondering if sleeping in a chair or with an elevated head can help. Apparently i ll sit bolt upright and either laugh or talk some loud unintelligible bollocks and then go back to sleep. I generally sleep for one and a half hours and without knowing it i sit up on the edge of the bed.

Sitting up in bed and repeating motions. Sleeping sitting up can be fine for a short nap or when you don t have any other choice. You sit up in your bed and pierce the night with a blood curling scream. Many times if i go to the restroom i then fall asleep on the toilet for the hour and a half.

This position can be fine for quick nap but when it comes to rapid eye movement rem or active sleep it becomes harder to remain upright. As soon as you are able get deeper sleep in a more comfortable place such as a bed couch or hammock. It s a variation of sleepwalking. I then sleep sitting upright on the edge of the bed for at least hour and a half without knowing it.

Sleep disorders affect many people so don t be hesitant to talk to your doctor if you think you may have one. Keep a sleep diary for two weeks. Confusional arousals often begin when a noise or someone else wakes you up and can last from a few minutes to a few hours. There isn t really a why as it s not something i have control over.

However it can be hard to get the active rem sleep your body needs while sitting up. You tend to have no memory of these episodes. In rapid eye movement sleep we lose the tone in our muscles which makes it difficult to stand up or even sit up dijk told bbc news. Getting up and walking around the house.

Many sleep doctors will recommend a wedge pillow for patients that can t use a cpap machine. Talking or mumbling during sleep. I do it quite often.