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My mother has been having episodes where she is just waking up but, can’t move her body or speak for a short amount of time. she says its kind of scary. what is this called and can you do anything about it?

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I have just been diagnosed by my sleep specialist after doing an overnight sleep study that I have Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome. He says that my daytime fatigue and sleepiness is due to the fact that I wake up multiple times a night because of my difficulty breathing (consciously and unconsciously). However, he told me that I did reach deep REM sleep and did dream. So I’m not entirely sure I understand why this makes me tired throughout the day. I understand there are five stages of sleep, so if I wake up during any of these stages, mainly the deep sleep stage, does that mean my sleep cycle starts over? Am I tired because I don’t spend an adequate (and constant) amount of time in deep sleep (restorative sleep)?

And what exactly is the difference between REM and NREM and which one gives restorative sleep?

Thanks in advance! Sorry for all the questions.
Oh and one more thing…

What exactly causes the memory/cognitive impairment and difficulty in concentration?

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For the last two nights i have been having sleeping problems. On Monday night i only slept for around 2 or 3 hours and i woke up again and it took me a similar amount of time to get back to sleep. On Tuesday night i actually got to sleep quicker, but i only stayed asleep for around 2 and a half hours, it did not take me long to get back to sleep on this night though.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what could be causing this?

Some more sleeping details:

I walked the dog for around half a hour during the day, i had a hot shower before going to bed, i watched a film before i started trying to get to sleep.

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Disruptions in the normal patterns of sleep are one of the main characteristics of major depression. How are normal sleep patterns disrupted?

Your answer:
a – The amount of time spent in nondreaming, deeply relaxed sleep doubles or triples during major depression.

b – Depressed people often awaken spontaneously at 3:00 or 4:00 o’clock in the morning and cannot get back to sleep even though they are still tired.

c – Although depressed people sleep and dream much less than normal, they claim that they feel adequately rested by their sleep.

d – Periods of dreaming REM sleep occur in 90 – minute cycles.

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I’m usually up around 5am everyday, even when I’m in bed around 1am. I need to change this because school starts in less then a month. Is there anything I can do besides limit the amount of time I spend on the computer and the amount of television I watch? Are there any tricks to fall asleep faster and better?

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My sons councler recommend trying melatonin at bedtime to see if that helps him sleep because he hasn’t ever slept through the night and has short REM cycles. Has anyone ever heard of this and/or tried it? I gave it to him 2 nights now but he also has a cold right now so I don’t know if that is also affecting the sleep so the pill isn’t helping or if he just needs to be on it for a certain amount of time before it can start to work. My 3 year old also doesn’t sleep through the night so I was going to ask about him taking it as well if it works for the 5 year old. BTW my mom, myself and even my grandma (my moms mom) don’t sleep well either, never have with really short REM cycles.

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My psychiatrist suspects that I spend too much time in the REM stage of sleep. He mentioned a sleep study perhaps in the future, but is there anything I can do NOW to decrease the amount of time I spend in REM sleep?

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