Sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis).
Physiologically, it is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain
awakes from a REM state, but the bodily paralysis persists. This leaves
the person fully conscious, but unable to move. In addition, the state
may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or
hypnagogic) which cause an acute sense of danger . Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual due to the vividness of such hallucinations. The hallucinatory
element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will
interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful, or
dream-like, objects may appear in the room alongside one’s normal
vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as a theory for alien abductions and ghostly encounters.
The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes
“after which the individual may experience panic symptoms and the
realization that the distorted perceptions were false” . When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP) ^[/url]. “ISP appears to be far more common and recurrent among African Americans than among White Americans or Nigerian Blacks” and is often referred to within African American communities as “the witch riding your back”

Possible Causes:

• Sleeping in an upwards [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supine_position]supine position
• Irregular sleeping schedules; naps, sleeping in, sleep deprivation
• Increased stress
• Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes
• A lucid dream that immediately precedes the episode.

*(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis)

Medication:

Clonazepam

Treatment:

• stand up drink water
• lie down in opposite of your last position before sleeping
• dont panic, you are just hallucinating
• move you little finger..

i too experience this, once in a while, so far, i can manage it.

take note, sleep paralysis is “urom” not “bangungot”.

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