Trying to Flee in my sleep... Hbu?

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TLDR: do you have hallucinations from narcolepsy?

This post is part vent part survey lol I dont know why its taken me so long to find a sub and hopefully talk with more people that know what its like. I (30f) was diagnosed with "Idiopathic Hypersomnia with probable Narcolepsy without cataplexy" a couple years ago, now i take 200mg Modafinil. Other than always being one sleepy bean, my biggest symptom is the hallucinations. For as long as I can remember I would get out of bed and some sort of panic go halfway down the hallway, realize I was awake and go back to sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up and see birds in my room, bugs on the wall, other people and windows where they shouldn't be. Other times just waking up with my heart pounding from a night terror. Last night was a really good one that I finally got on camera. Sleepy me perspective just thought something was falling and everything was going to come crashing down and I had to run. In real life? I sprung out of bed looking absolutely horrified grabbed the blanket off of my husband and booked it into the living room. On the living room camera I could see the moment I started to realize what was happening and I ended up walking back to bed. Usually these don't happen in the middle of the night and they happen within an hour or two of me falling asleep.

What's your experience with hallucinations? Have you noticed anything that makes it worse or better? What's a good funny story to make light of something so annoying? I'd love to hear all of your responses💜

Posted Dec 6, 2025, 6:19 PM UTC

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