Ughm I have a quick question. I sorta have a sleeping disorder where I'll wake up from sleeping and then I can't move for a few minutes. We think it's panic attacks in my sleep but were not really sure. I did research on it and it's called a night terror. It use to freak me out but now when it happens I'm use to it. It's not really frequent so I don't see it as a big deal. Anyways one night I took 4 pills, snorted kedamine, smoked a bowl, and drank some beer. I ended up getting sick and two days later I had one of the worst night terrors ive ever experienced. So my question is do you think taking those pills and doing that other stuff intensified my night terror?
Hey ThizzMonster, what you're experiencing is definitely
sleep paralysis. I suffer from it on a regular basis, but whenever I have MDMA it is way more pronounced and I get it for about 3-5 nights in a row after rolling. Night terrors are a bit different, they occur in the really deep phases of sleep so people don't usually remember having them. Sleep paralysis occurs in the REM phases of sleep, i.e. just after we fall asleep (when SP is usually experienced), or just before we're waking up. We have multiple phases of REM sleep during the night (usually 3 or 4).
There is not a lot of official research (if any!) in to sleep paralysis and MDMA, although just judging from my experiences and what I've read from other people's experiences, there definitely seems to be a link between MDMA use and SP. That's not to say that ALL people who take MDMA will suffer from SP, because that is clearly not the case.
Anyway, the main thing to remember about SP is that it
can not harm you. As terrifying as the hallucinations might be and as panicked as you might feel from the vulnerability you're experiencing, it WILL pass, and you WILL wake up and feel normal again. In all the years I've been getting SP, I've found the best way to make it pass and to wake up is to just
relax, ride it out, and remind yourself that the hallucinations aren't real, and wait for your body to wake up. Don't try and fight it because that only makes you more panicked.
I now know that every single time I take MDMA, and even sometimes when I take LSD or cocaine, or even for other reasons such as every-day stress or big life-changes, I
expect to get SP at least a few nights in a row. Sometimes I even enjoy it...it's a challenge
Hope that helps
