Head rush when falling asleep?

[NeMH]

Ok...ive had this sypmtom for a while but I never really posted about it and it had gone away but has just come back so here goes:

Basically sometimes I will get extremely tired and when I lay down to go sleep....just as I am about to "drop off" I would get a huge headrush that would start in the head but proceed all through my body.

Sometimes it feels like an adrenalin rush, sometimes like a postural hypotension head rush and other times completely different. And obviously it sort of jolts me awake....I usually get it 2-3 times before I get used to it and then eventually sleep. Or if its during the day I would usually wake and then continue feeling light-headed for the rest of the day. This used to happen almost every other day a year ago...but recently its like once a month.

I am 20, average weight, not on any meds, non-smoker, non-drinker, non caffiene-drinker, non-drug taker. I dont take much exercise at the moment. And thats about it. ps: Im asking because I just had one of the worst "rushes" so wanted some reassurance.

Thanks,

[cosmix]

Dear Crowlj, I know exactly what's been happening to you..
There's absolutely nothing to worry.. But there's a lot you ought to know..
You're on the Kundalini Awakening process .. You're right , it is indeed the opening of the third eye .. But you could/may have gone into what is called the "Dark Night of the Soul" ... Contact me immediately ..

Regards ,
Jay

[Crowlj]

Hi,
I have only just seen this thread despite it starting years ago.  From reading all of the posts very carefully and comparing to my own experiences and research I'm pretty sure I know the answer to most peoples issue but you need to keep an open mind and research this yourself to really validate it for yourself rather than going on what I say.

Firstly, I have had many of the symptoms but in slightly different ways.  I went to the doctors, had a number of tests and they found nothing and said I was healthy etc.  I tried all of the logical routes as I am a very logical, analytical, scientific type thinker.  I knew there had to be a trigger and something that had changed, which can be different for everybody.  My trigger was that due to a very demanding management job which can be quite stressful I recently tried meditation and yoga as I heard it was good for stress/anxiety etc.  (I'm a 33 year old man by the way).

I starting getting some of the symptoms above while going to sleep although not the out of body experience (that came later).

So after getting nothing from the docs and searching the net I finally found something by accident which got me on the right track.  I read somewhere that after doing meditation for some time (or not a lot of time in my case) it can trigger symptoms such as pulsing/throbbing on the forehead area and at the centre of the brain, light headedness, dizziness, heavy head or hung over feeling etc.  It all matched.  The more I searched the more I found and multiple sources were suggesting that these symptoms were a result of my "third eye" opening and/or my pineal gland activating.  I also found books on this that backed up what I read and found that this is a very well documented subject, just not in the mainstream (and there is a reason for this which you will eventually see if you choose to look into this too).

I was pretty shocked at what I was reading and it scared me a little at first.  But then I became more curious, researched more and decided to throw myself into this and see where it went.  I continued to meditate after stopping briefly and amongst many bizarre experiences whilst I was awake I had one particular experience where I was basically leaving my body whilst relaxing in the day.  It was the most amazing and scary experience of my life and just before I was fully 'out' I got so scared I felt myself get sucked back in and I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.  Once I calmed down I realised that this was no hallucination, I WAS leaving my body.  This and other experiences have been nothing but self validating that there is something going on behind all of our minds that most of us are just not aware of.

That something is your consciousness.  It's not your brain or your ego, it's the real you underneath and yes this is all about as spiritual as it gets.  It's the answer to everything you have ever wondered about life and why we're all here.  If it helps back up the sincerity of what I'm saying, I never expected to be here posting stuff like this.  It's all true though and it's right that I share this information, as have others who shared with me.

I'm not asking you to believe.  I already know I'm right and don't need anyone's validation like I used to.  I simply want to share this knowledge and help people/you.  Use it or discard it.  If you explore this you will get the answers to your symptoms and more.  It all drops into place.  You will also want to share with others.

There are lots of ways of getting past your symptoms and I'm not saying don't get checked by a doc if you feel it really is a physical problem as that's sensible and it's what I did.  It should always be step 1.  But if you have exhausted your options, if this strikes a chord with you or you are open minded enough to dig deeper then I encourage you to.

The best way to 'get through' your symptoms is actually meditation believe it or not.  I won't tell you why as this post will get even longer and you can find out for yourself if you really want to.  Meditation can't hurt you, it will only benefit you.

If you're stuck what to look for then search for meditation, third eye activation or opening side effects, pineal gland activation or opening side effects, DMT.  That will get you plenty of info down the rabbit hole.  There are also many books on the same subjects as I said before.

I really hope this helps you in some way as it did me.

Lee.

[sarahodea]

Hi I know it is a while ago since you posted this but I was wondering if you got any answers to what was going on with you, I am going through the same thing at the minute.

[sarainadream]

I have  been experiencing depersonalization, anxiety and panic attacks but also episodes at night that have some similarities with the above. No out of body feelings but:
-Breath feels short and warm
-Back of head tingles and gets hot
-Headrush feeling
-Hotspots on head
-TONS of pressure on my head like it will explode. Not pain but pressure and weird feelings
-Ears will buzz
-My body will tingle
-Sometimes feel nausea

The only thing that comes close to helping is breathing in and out through my mouth and keeping a cold cloth on my forehead/neck. I try to convince myself that I have experienced this before and did not die, but my heart rate goes up and its hard to combat. My doctors have only said "anxiety" and I am taking amitriplyne that has helped. I tried to get off of it but these attacks as well as dizziness throughout the day has come back so I am back on them.

[d00wh0p730]

hi my name is marilyne hill . I live in Illinois. ive been looking for year for someone who has dozing off symtoms that have tormented me for years.
ive been to sveral dr. and they  don't believe me or blaime it on nerves or panic attacks. ive suffered fo 30 years with this and my family dr says she wouldn't even know what test to order.... its horrible.

please write  me back at ***@****
thany you very much. I would love to find out if theres someone who has this same disorder besides me.
please  write
                                                                                                                   marilyne hill

[TonyS60]

I've had this for years. It's also sometimes accompanied by sleep paralysis and what some people call "exploding head syndrome", where you feel and hear a loud "pop" inside your head. It happens during the transition from wakefulness and sleep, and from sleep to wakefulness. I have found no known cause for it. All my doctor could tell me is that it's probably related to my sleep apnea, which is in line with what I've found in my research. The good news is that it's considered harmless, though scary. Things like stress, fatigue, abnormal sleep patterns and disruptions in sleep caused by sleep apnea are the main culprits. I've heard that this "rushing" sensation is an auditory hallucination that occurs when you wake suddenly while still in REM sleep, but I don't believe that. I believe that it's real, but I have no idea what it is. To me it feels like blood rushing through my head, and the first time this happened I thought I was having a stroke. But it's happened many times over the years, and I've suffered no ill effects. I had one just last night, and it was the worst I've ever had. I woke about 2 hours after falling asleep, and I had the rushing sensation, was completely paralyzed, blind, (or so it seemed) and heard the sound of a woman screaming just outside my door. I thought I was about to die, but I could breathe. This one lasted about 5 minutes, and then everything came back at once and I was awake. You would think that because this has happened many times before that I would remember and not be so scared, but when this happens I'm almost, but not completely awake, so my reasoning ability is not at 100%, so each occurrence seems new. But like I said, this appears to be harmless. I believe though, that this phenomena is responsible for a lot of the folklore throughout history associated with ghosts and demons, etc. because on several of these occasions I have felt the presence of absolute evil in the room. But this is just the result of waking up during REM (dream) sleep.