Sometimes I can't move or talk..?!?! What in the world?!


Question: Sometimes I can't move or talk...?!.?! What in the world.?
Sometimes when I am laying in bed I get this "thing" where I can't move. I can try to move, lift my arm, tilt my head but nothing happens. Sometimes my eyes can look around. Sometimes I can't breathe. The most recent I was laying in bed watching tv with my bf and it happened. The only thing I could move was my left foot. Just the foot not the ankle. I felt like someone was covering my face so I couldn't breathe. I started to panic because I couldn't move or breathe and I kept tapping my foot on my bf's leg and he just ignored it and finally he turned to me and said what and as soon as he did it felt like whatever was covering my face was lifted and I could move my body again. Things like this have happened 5-10 times over 2 years I'm guessing. I never kept track. I'm scared it will happen again. And what if I don't breathe and I suffocate myself or something.? Has this happened to anyone.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.? Help.... =[Health Question & Answer


Answers:
This sounds like sleep paralysis. Look it up-it's quite interesting and might give you leads on questions you can ask your doctor. (You are planning to go to the doctor, right.? ;) )Health Question & Answer

They may be "petit mal" (very small) epileptic seizures. Patients usually just feel a little weird for a while, as opposed to convulsing on the floor.
They are not dangerous, and don't tend to progress any worse, but if you are concerned see your Doc.
You can find as much online as your Doc can tell you. Of course it wouldn't be great if it happened while driving on the freeway.Health Question & Answer

people say its an evil spirit sitting on your face.Health Question & Answer

doctor! DOCTOR!
why are u asking yahoo answers.?!
talk to ur doctor!!!Health Question & Answer

Well...... It only has happened to me 2 or 3 times while I was having sex. All of the sudden I get choked up, my eyes start tearing and I can't seem to be able to get my boyfriend off of me and I am trying to scream STOP !!! but I can't. It isn't until He realizes that I'm so still and not participating that he looks in my eyes and can see that I'm crying. I have never understood why that would happens to me. I have also experienced that in my sleep, I feel like I'm awake except I can't open my eyes, move or scream then all of a sudden I can FEEL a presence coming into my room and getting on top of me. It will only lasts about 30 seconds ubtil I could finally scream and open my eyes. I found out that this is called SLEEP PARALYSIS. I notice it only happens when I'm sleeping face up, I try to sleep on my sides now. It doesn't happen all the time just once a year or so.Health Question & Answer



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