What is sleep paralysis?
Sleep paralysis results in the inability to speak or move at the time of sleep onset or on waking. Diagnosis implies that narcolepsy is not also present and that no other disorders that could result in transient paralysis are present.
How do members experience sleep paralysis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sleep paralysis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
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False awakening loop
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What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Hypnagogic hallucinations
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Nothing reported yet
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Loss of speech
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Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for sleep paralysis*
Who has sleep paralysis on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 3 | |
| 20s | 18 | |
| 30s | 30 | |
| 40s | 27 | |
| 50s | 23 | |
| 60s | 15 | |
| 70+ | 8 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 36 | |
| Female | 88 |