Wake up screaming/night terrors

Eleny · 11-24-2018, 08:28 PM

I’ve had this problem on and off for years, its really scary and upsetting. I wake up screaming, usually a piercing horrible scream. I’m terrified but don’t know why. Sometimes I get out of bed and run to the opposite side of the room. Last night I ran upstairs. (My room is upstairs).

I’ve woken up before screaming convinced someone was in my room, and I once got up, turned on the light and walked to the mirror and pulled at my face. I woke up terrified.

These episodes seem to happen when I’m at my most anxious. I was wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar? It’s really frightening

Mountaindewed · 11-24-2018, 09:10 PM

Yes this has happened to me. I have run out of the room screaming at 2 in the morning before. In 2016 I ended up in the ER because I fell down a flight of stairs as a result of a night terror. My problems have mostly been solved by getting a new bed and moving it in the middle of the room instead of against the wall.

Are you on lamictal by any chance? One of the side effects of lamictal is nightmares. I noticed my sleep issues intensified almost immediately after my doctor increased my lamictal to 200 milligrams. Other people I have talked to have had the same thing happen.

MickeyCheeky · 11-25-2018, 10:10 AM

((((Eleny)))) I'm so sorry you're struggling.

It sounds really scar. Have you talked to a doctor about this?

11-24-2018, 08:28 PM	#1
Eleny Member Eleny has no updates. Member Since: May 2015 Location: Europe Posts: 263 My Mood: 63 hugs given	Wake up screaming/night terrors I’ve had this problem on and off for years, its really scary and upsetting. I wake up screaming, usually a piercing horrible scream. I’m terrified but don’t know why. Sometimes I get out of bed and run to the opposite side of the room. Last night I ran upstairs. (My room is upstairs). I’ve woken up before screaming convinced someone was in my room, and I once got up, turned on the light and walked to the mirror and pulled at my face. I woke up terrified. These episodes seem to happen when I’m at my most anxious. I was wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar? It’s really frightening

11-24-2018, 09:10 PM	#2
Mountaindewed Elder Mountaindewed I like eggs. Member Since: Jun 2016 Location: Where the red fern grows. Posts: 5,288 (SuperPoster!) My Mood: 47 hugs given	Re: Wake up screaming/night terrors Yes this has happened to me. I have run out of the room screaming at 2 in the morning before. In 2016 I ended up in the ER because I fell down a flight of stairs as a result of a night terror. My problems have mostly been solved by getting a new bed and moving it in the middle of the room instead of against the wall. Are you on lamictal by any chance? One of the side effects of lamictal is nightmares. I noticed my sleep issues intensified almost immediately after my doctor increased my lamictal to 200 milligrams. Other people I have talked to have had the same thing happen. __________________ You ride em up, and up, and up, then you gently float down. Would the parents of a soggy boy with cotton candy in his nose please come to the medical tent! Rupaul: You can call me he, you can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathy Lee. I don’t care, as long as you call me.

11-25-2018, 10:10 AM	#3
MickeyCheeky Wise Elder MickeyCheeky My echo is the only voice coming back Member Since: Jun 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 8,726 (SuperPoster!) My Mood: 24.5k hugs given	Re: Wake up screaming/night terrors ((((Eleny)))) I'm so sorry you're struggling. It sounds really scar. Have you talked to a doctor about this?

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