advertisement
Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
nottrustin
Grand Magnate
 
nottrustin's Avatar
nottrustin has no updates.
 
Member Since: Jan 2014
Location: n/a
Posts: 4,819
10 yr Member
375 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 16, 2019 at 09:11 PM
  #1
Has anybody here experienced night terrors that caused you to hear things? My 22 year old daughter lives out of state and came home for the weekend. She told me she has been having night terrors and it is new. Her 22 year old cousin was diagnosed with cancer 3 weeks ago. My daughter has visited her a couple of times in the hospital. She said after her first visit she would half wake up at night and hear things like rats running around that when she fully woke up she knew wasnt real.

I am worried it is something more. The only mental health diagnosis she has is de depression which she takes a low dose of paxil for. I am not sure if I should her into counseling or if she us correct that it is do to the stress of ther cancer diagnosis. Anybody heard of anything like this?

__________________

nottrustin is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
LonesomeTonight

advertisement
LonesomeTonight
Always in This Twilight
 
LonesomeTonight's Avatar
LonesomeTonight has no updates.
 
Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: US
Posts: 20,699 (SuperPoster!)
8 yr Member
74.8k hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 16, 2019 at 09:16 PM
  #2
Hm, I thought true night terrors only happened in kids, and they have no memory of it happening. Like they could seem awake and be screaming and upset, but the next morning, there would be no recall. Where with nightmares, you could remember them. So maybe she's having nightmares and they just seem real, like she thinks she's half awake but is actually still sleeping? I think SSRIs can cause more vivid dreams--not sure how recently she started taking it. Might be good to have her go in for a few counseling sessions to help process the cancer diagnosis and figure out if anything else could be going on?
LonesomeTonight is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
NP_Complete
Grand Magnate
 
NP_Complete's Avatar
NP_Complete is still here
 
Member Since: Feb 2017
Location: the upside down
Posts: 3,800
5 yr Member
6,346 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 16, 2019 at 09:19 PM
  #3
I've read somewhere that hallucinating as you're falling asleep or waking up is fairly normal. Sorry that I don't have a link for that.

ETA link: Sleep Hallucinations - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment | Tuck
NP_Complete is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LonesomeTonight
ChickenNoodleSoup
Grand Poohbah
ChickenNoodleSoup has no updates.
 
Member Since: Apr 2017
Location: In a land far far away
Posts: 1,563
5 yr Member
1,300 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 17, 2019 at 01:32 AM
  #4
It is normal to hallucinate while falling asleep or waking up. You can hear different sounds, my partner also once experienced calling for help while he didn't actually do that. You can also still be paralyzed during this and feel that, sometimes it can feel like you can't breath.

Night terrors can occur in adults, but it's not just nightmares or being scared when you wake up and hallucinate (which is fairly common when that happens). If she's really having night terrors, it can be a sign of a number of things and you should take her to a doctor if it occurs regularly.
ChickenNoodleSoup is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LonesomeTonight
nottrustin
Grand Magnate
 
nottrustin's Avatar
nottrustin has no updates.
 
Member Since: Jan 2014
Location: n/a
Posts: 4,819
10 yr Member
375 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 17, 2019 at 05:58 PM
  #5
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickenNoodleSoup View Post
It is normal to hallucinate while falling asleep or waking up. You can hear different sounds, my partner also once experienced calling for help while he didn't actually do that. You can also still be paralyzed during this and feel that, sometimes it can feel like you can't breath.

Night terrors can occur in adults, but it's not just nightmares or being scared when you wake up and hallucinate (which is fairly common when that happens). If she's really having night terrors, it can be a sign of a number of things and you should take her to a doctor if it occurs regularly.
Thank you. She seems to believe they started when her cousin was diagnosed with cancer. My kids are VERY close to her. We live close by and they are 6 months apart in age. She has been visiting her in the hospital.

__________________

nottrustin is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
ChickenNoodleSoup, LonesomeTonight
susannahsays
Grand Magnate
 
susannahsays's Avatar
susannahsays is fed up.
 
Member Since: Jun 2018
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 3,355
5 yr Member
1 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 18, 2019 at 12:17 AM
  #6
I get this sometimes, but I don't call it a night terror since I'm quiet and still.

__________________
Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face.
-David Gerrold
susannahsays is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
ChickenNoodleSoup
Grand Poohbah
ChickenNoodleSoup has no updates.
 
Member Since: Apr 2017
Location: In a land far far away
Posts: 1,563
5 yr Member
1,300 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Jun 18, 2019 at 01:20 AM
  #7
Quote:
Originally Posted by nottrustin View Post
Thank you. She seems to believe they started when her cousin was diagnosed with cancer. My kids are VERY close to her. We live close by and they are 6 months apart in age. She has been visiting her in the hospital.
Anxiety/depression can cause night terrors, so maybe that's something to look into? If it holds up, definitely recommend that she goes see a doctor.
ChickenNoodleSoup is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:23 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® — Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.



 

My Support Forums

My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.

 

Helplines and Lifelines

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor or mental health professional before trying anything you read here.