Hi there
I am 38 year old male ,exercise 3 times a week generaly healty,with diagnosed hiatal hernia ,GERD under treatment,and operated from deviated septum last year.
For last 2 years almoast every other night I have big problems falling asleep.
The very same moment I am falling asleep I start gasping for air my heart pounding like crazy and confusion for 15 seconds not knowing where I am this wakes me up violently and turn me in the state of panick.
The feeling is so bad and frightening that I have big problems of falling asleep again sometimes it takes all the night to fall asleep but if I manage to do it I can have decent sleep and once I am asleep this dont wake me up again.
Is this sleep apnea or something similar?
I am not heavy drinker but I have few drinks on friday nights and after night drinking I have more problems falling asleep.
Please could somebody with similar simptoms tell me any kind of solution for this problem???
Thanks