Ok what the hell...

[orangeman]

So I was sleep in class today right. I was knocked the fuck out because my bus was late so I smoked a whole blunt to my self waiting on it. No, I didn't mean to smoke it all but it was so good so I kept tokin' and tokin' I didn't mean to honestly. Anyways because of that I was high the whole day and 6th hour comes around and now I'm comin down a lot. So I lay my head down to rest my eyes and I feel so good I just fell asleep. Next thing you know I regain consciousness and my head is buried in my arm and I was suffocating. I tried to move but I couldn't move. I'm like "what the fuck!" and I couldn't breath at all. So I began to gasp for air and even though I got a bit I still couldn't move. This wasn't like an effect from the weed, like a heavy couch-lock high. I can still move when that's happening I just feel weighed down and honestly just don't feel like moving. But this was different. I literally couldn't move. So after about 10 seconds I can lift my head and I'm just gasping for air. I don't even remember how the fuck I got in that situation. It scared me so much. What if I suffocate in my sleep if I'm in a deep sleep? Does anyone know what could have happened? I don't think the blunt had anything to do with it other than making me really sleepy. :wtf:

[birdgirl73]

Read this, sweetheart. This the first thing I thought of when I thought back over sleep disturbances we've learned about in my neuroscience class. It apparently happens to some folks fairly frequently, and it may have been brought on by the heavier-than-normal amount of bud you smoked earlier since other types of medicines can cause the same thing.

Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis)

[birdgirl73]

Here's another link, babe. I was thinking it fell into the category of a sleep disorder, but is considered harmless, albeit frightening. This one even mentions the sensation of suffocation.

Sleep Paralysis (http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html)

So sorry that happened to you, sweetie! It may be time to do what Mama (me) has been preaching to you about for a long time. Get more exercise. Get more rest. Take better care of yourself!

[orangeman]

Well I have been excercising a whole lot more lately and I haven't really had any of those heart pains. And thanks for that link. I thought I was developing a problem lol. It probably was this..

[robert42]

Its Sleep Paralysis i suffer from it occasionally many do, it can be frightening but on the other hand it can be exciting wierd i know, but i have now learned to focus my attention my KICK my self out of being "paraylsed"

[Markass]

Sleep paralysis is a pain in the ass. I suffer from it frequently. I even have visual hallucinations during.

Either I become fully awake, or I fall back to REM sleep if it lasts too long.

this is strange...nothing of the sort has ever happened to me...not with marijuana by any means. no bad experiences.

[MOBABN]

yea i get this somtimes too, doesnt really bother me just kinda frightning sometimes.

[LIP]

I've never not been able to move - but i stop breathing in my sleep - quite regularly infact - but i live to die another day.

[halfassedjediknight]

it happens to my arms sometimes. i can really feel it in my forearm muscle. it bugs me.