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Panicking in bed at night

David1946
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in I Am Living With Alzheimer's or Other Dementia

I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't read the clock and my heart was racing and I just sat on the edge of the bed looking at the bedroom door and almost got up to go out side(if I had opened the door the alarm would've gone off) my wife said where are you going and I said I don't know and all this time I was panicking and I don't know why. My wife finally calm me down. I thanked my wife for being there for me. She said don't thank me I am here to help you through this disease.

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  • zmnla63
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    I think sleep disturbances may be expected. I know I hollered out for my hubby ad I woke up and I don't know why. I just had this alone feeling.

  • David1946
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    I haven't done any hollering at night yet. Now last night I got up at 4a.m. thinking it was time to get up I had taken my shower brushed my teeth before I realized what I was doing and what time it was. This scared me and this wasn't the first time I had done this.

  • David1946
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    edited April 29

    My NIGHTMARES are back big f______ time. Last night in my dream I was physically assaulted (I should say that they raped me) by 2 men and I woke up dripping wet and it was quite a while before I could stop shaking.

  • lost1
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    I’ve had similar experiences waking up and feeling like I have to get out of this place - whatever this place is - hotel, my bedroom

  • David1946
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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/207055#Comment_207055

    I know exactly how you are feeling and scares the crap out of me

  • Iris L.
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    Try taking deep breaths when you feel panicked.

    Iris

  • David1946
    David1946 Member Posts: 858
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    I do take deep breaths and I also try yo change where I am and that helps.

  • Iris L.
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    Good! Anxiety spells are common, might be part of the disease. You can get a handle on them!

    Iris

  • David1946
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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/207367#Comment_207367

    I was getting ready to go to church when I had another feeling of the wall closing in on me. I stayed home (took some deep breaths) and to stop that feeling I did a load of laundry and that helped me

  • michflo34
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    Bonjour! pour ma part (77ans) mes angoisses sont toujours causées ,par un soucis que j'ai eu dans la journée, ou bien une personne m'a contrarié, et ce la me boule verse la nuit m'enpéchant de dormir un bon sommeil ! alors le matin je me lève et je suis trés fatigué !

    Parfois il m'arrive de dire à une personne qui me demande comment ça va? je lui dit entre autre que j'ai la maladie d'Alzheimer, (chose que je devrait apprendre à ne plus dire) car chaque fois on me répond : ca ne se voit pas, c'est idiot de dire cela comme si toutes les maladies se voyaient sur la figure de la personne ! et de ce fait la nuit je dors mal et je suis en colère dans mon sommeil ! Merci de m'avoir lu ! Amicalement.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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