Screaming Bloody Murder When My Boyfriend Wakes Me

[Manda-Panda]

While I've never been diagnosed with it I do believe I have PTSD. Usually it is manageable. But I've recently detoxed off of methadone and I also have a 2 1/2 month old infant. Between the baby and the methadone detox induced insomnia needless to say I am incredibly sleep deprived.
The last few nights I've been in a good deep sleep (non consecutive) my boyfriend has come into the room and I've startled awake... The first night I just startled really badly and he says "it's ok baby" and I'm fine. But last night was bad. He said he came into the room to get his pjs and he saw I was asleep, baby down in his crib in the corner, and bent down and kissed me. He barely touched me and I shot awake, pretty sure I swung on him and was screaming just hysterically. He grabbed me up and hugged me and was saying "baby, baby, baby, it's ok." Finally I kind of came to and realized it was him, I was home and there was no threat. My hearts racing, he bent down and just held me for awhile while I calmed down and got myself back right.
This has never happened before and it's been years since the startling has even been this bad, especially when it come to my boyfriend.
Could it be the sleep deprivation? I'm not even sure what I'm trying to ask here, just looking for any input anyone may have. I've woken up one time years ago in the middle of the night semi screaming which IS night terror. But what is this? When I'm being woken by someone startling and screaming? Is this a night terror? Or PTSD induced symptoms?

Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

But what is this?

Well being that ive never been on methadone but I do have an internal morphine pump with liquid morphine at high levels and 2 other medications for neuropathy; I have always woken up like that I should say but it did get worse with the opioids and I learned by posting here that morphine specifically is known for bad dreams and waking up like this so for me its mostly PTSD but if this has never happened id say its the methadone as its still an opioid if Im not mistaken.

 

[Manda-Panda]

Even with me no longer taking it? I've been clean off methadone 17 days now. Thanks for your input!

 

[MandyLou]

@Manda-Panda - hmm, interesting.. how about you might have been dreaming and not fully asleep and his presence just startled you? You know, there are a lot of times you think you're asleep but you're not, it's that half-conscious state. You may still be resting but hear and sense things happening near you. I suppose you were not completely asleep so you ended up misinterpreting your surroundings and his presence felt like a threat at the moment. You mention problems with sleep... and I think that's it... you were just startles in the moment... were probably having a dream and then heard or sensed something and just reacted to it.

If you have been off of methadone for 17 days it's very unlikely that your response was connected to it any way, and I don't really see why it would be connected.

 

[EveHarrington]

My money is on rebound effects. Can happen with any med/detox. Hopefully it will subside over time.