Hello,
I never let myself take naps because of how terrible I feel after it, I feel so awful if I felt it at any other time I would be worried something is seriously wrong. I just unintentionally fell asleep and was woken by my dad coming home from work and felt horrendous after, feel completely out of it, so sick and dizzy, plus I sometimes get a pain in my stomach which may be because of stress or stomach problems and that is hurting. I was wondering two things, one, why does this happen? And secondly I have realised for quite some time that when I feel at my complete worst it is when I wake up in the middle of the night feeling so sick it is ridiculous, and was wondering if the feeling is being caused by the sensation I get after having a nap, although I do wake up every night pretty much without fail and when it is linked to being awful my stomach has normally had some discomfort the day or two leading up to it and it is quite rare when I feel really awful, maybe every few weeks? But I still don't feel great when I just wkae up at night.
Any ideas?
Thank you
Ps. My nap was about 20 mins which I thought was a good amount time for a nap.
Thanks for posting about this. Some good comments coming out it, Willhm; and like you I experience this also. It sucks big-time and in part is why I also avoid napping if I can. I also avoid napping - preferring to rest - because I think it means a better chance of staying in bed for longer at night.
Anyway, I do know that stimulants can affect my ability to nap and/or sleep properly. My thinking runs that if external or internal stimulants are not kept at bay - then my 'hyper' system is picking up on them.
In short I feel like I am either constantly dreaming or constantly dreaming and not quite asleep. I can almost feel my eyes moving in my head - back and forth back and forth - like they are running a marathon.
And my body is reacting similarly - as if I was high of caffeine - too stimulated. Flickering. Not able to 'relax' enough to get into proper sleep-mode. So I 'wake' as if something has scared the crap out of me or as if my system has been going mental.
When waking first thing in the mornings - say after a couple of hours restlessness - I used to use the phrase 'pinata-head' because it felt like my head was going to explode.
I was nauseous and dizzy but had been laid in bed. Even if I napped for an hour - or less - my system would be 'wired'. Leaving me feeling like a cyclone had possessed me.
I don't have any answers my friend. For the headache/type thing I have found a prescribed medication helps so you might want to run all this past your doctor.
What I am hoping will reveal something of further benefit will be the sleep-study I have been referred to. Not sure how long I will have to wait for that but this whole problem around 'sleep' or rather 'non-sleep' has persisted for as long as I have had this diagnosis; so at least 14 years and I fed-up with it.
Always wondered what impact all this sleep issue has on my day-time function. Then I guess there are plenty of folk wondering the same. Fix the sleep - fix the debilitation? Be nice to think so.