“Have you gone for an MRI and/or sleep study?”
No. My doc says he should have sent me years ago, but my problem is kinda out of his experience. At almost 70, why bother? But, almost every night is an unpleasant experience! REM sleep is interesting! Sometimes it’s actually quite calm, other times it’s extremely violent! People who go into REM don’t move. Me? I thrash around. If you’re in REM, and dream about a ninth grade dodge ball game, your body doesn’t move. If I have that dream, I thrash around trying to avoid the ball. 6 months ago, I tore up both my rotator cuffs in a dream! Not the first time I’ve injured myself whilst asleep either!
Does it sometimes take you a while to go to sleep, and when you’re laying down, you’re constantly woken up with a start, your heart gives a good kick in your chest, and you think to yourself “what the hell just happened?”