PLEASE HELP. throat neck spasms, deep breathing, thyroid cancer, myoclonus

[ani]

Hello,
I suppose I am becoming a pest. I am still continuing to have sleep
problems. Not related to thyroid or anxiety. they gave me Lorazepam,
alprazolam, Xanax. nothing stopped it.

I have these problems when I try to nap during the day, it also happens
during the night sometimes, but mainly a day time phenomena
(Why u ask - do I sleep during the day, I feel very sleepy.)

These are the sequences of events:

Frist
1. Feeling sleepy,
2. Start to doze
3. Muscle spasms in my throat (not always30% of the time)
4. Pounding of heart, skipped jumping beats (not always- 30% of the time)
5. sometimes involuntary jerks or hands or a leg (my doc called it
myoclonus) or an abrupt closure of something in my throat (this will cause a
gasp) (50% of the time)
6. then Deep breathing and deep exhales (100% of the time)
7. Flushing feeling in my upper body accompanies deep breathing event about
75% of the time
7. Wide awake feeling (done necessarily open my eyes)...(100% of the time)
8. In a few seconds feel sleepy again and cycle starts to repeat.

IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY WHEN I AM AWAKE
I dont always have muscle spasms and pounding of heart- absent. Especially
when I wake up. I only experience these deep breathing fits. But I am NOT
anxious or panicky or anything of that sort.

anita

weird sleep problems- apr 2003
diagnosed
with hashimotos- may 2003
with papillary thyroid cancaer with lymph node mets - june 2003

[Hobie]

Hi There,

You might have a Mitral Valve Prolapse. Do an internet search on it.

Hobie

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[paula]

ani wrote:

> I have these problems when I try to nap during the day, it also happens
> during the night sometimes, but mainly a day time phenomena
> (Why u ask - do I sleep during the day, I feel very sleepy.)

wondering if it is possible that you sleep very lightly in daytime and therefore
feel it more then at nights? Anyway, based on what you describe, I would
certainly look into sleep apnea, and get a sleep study done ( a proper one! in
an accredited sleep lab).

[Kezzi]

Check into chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, borrelia infection...

I have Lyme neuroborreliosis and have all your symptoms (my ma has
Hashimoto's).

Kezzi. . .

[Chip Orange]

I had something like this when I was taking a med named Imipramine (I think
that's Tofranil) for chronic pain.

When I stopped, the sleep disturbances stopped.

hth,

Chip

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[Chip Orange]

Anita,

In an attempt to treat a chronic pain condition I was started on imipramine,
and it caused all the symptoms you listed. Are you taking any medications
regularly that you can stop for a while to see if they are contributing?

Chip

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[Chip Orange]

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