I am a 23 year old female and have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. I also have a thyroid disease and am taking 112mg of levothyroxine. I am not sure if this would have anything to do with it, but I was diagnosed with anxiety and am no longer taking medication for it. Lately, I have been having many occurrences where I am paralyzed...there are times when I am just laying down to go to sleep when it happens and other times when I am just waking up out of my sleep. I have done a little research on the topic of sleep paralysis. I do NOT have any hallucinations. Everything around me is the normal surroundings when it occurs. The only thing I can move is my eyes. I cannot breathe well and mostly lose my breathing ability. I feel numb...I try to move an arm, a finger, a leg, but I cannot. I try to yell for someone to help me, but I cannot yell..no sound comes out of my mouth. When this occurs I also feel my heart rate slowing and it has gotten to the point of stopping. It is very scary when this happens and I fear sleeping because of it. Does anyone have any clue to what this might be? Is this something I need to seek medical help for??