First, some background: I've recently been diagnosed with Bronchitis. I've been needing to take medication for about a week or so now, and I've been sick for about 3+ weeks. My medications include a Turbohaler, Codeine, and various pills that do FSM-knows-what.
Codeine has a side effect of making me sleepy, and I have to take it in the morning, afternoon, and evening. It makes me so sleepy, I end up getting little sleep, as I nap in the day and then can't sleep at night.
Well, last night, I could barely sleep; I had about 4 hours total, until it was time for school. I kept waking up every hour to half an hour or so (been a problem lately, don't know why). My mom is TDY, and has gone to the States, so I'm all alone in this house with a cat that loves to whine in the middle of the night because she misses her. Blah. Not fun.
Anyways... last night, I was about to activate one of my mini-sleeps, and I settled myself down... closed my eyes... and after a bit, something odd happened. Now, I feel that I was still awake, even though my eyes were closed (and couldn't open, really). I don't know if I imagined a voice and then heard it, or I heard the voice and then thought I just imagined it; but I heard a voice right next to my ear, which sounded much like a girl from my german-learning class. Now, here's the weird thing: The voice was crystal clear, as if it was existing outside of my body. Then, the voice traveled away, outside of my door, and down the stairs at surprising speed, upping it's pitch to nearly inhuman levels, sounding like a banshee out of hell.
I was kinda freaked out at this point, and I think I had goosebumps on my neck. But I couldn't bring myself to move. Then, the voice was right next to my ear again; this time, it was rattling off weird talk in a language that liked to roll it's "r"s a lot, but I doubt it said anything intelligible at all; I'm sure it was just my mind making up what sounded like a fitting language or somewhat. Now, the really weird thing: At this point, MY BED MOVED. I mean, it MOVED in just the same way you would expect it when someone was leaning over you, put their hand on your bed, and was using it to support their weight, and then had gotten up. The thing is, I never felt the bed depress; as in, I never felt the weight actually settle in, I just felt it "lift up".
After a few seconds after that, I opened my eyes and all was normal. The entire thing lasted, like, 2 minutes at most.
Is this a version of Sleep Paralysis?
If it is, I see why it can make believers. If I was living a few centuries ago, I'd be convinced that I just got visited by a ghost or demon.
I've ever had.) Codeine is metabolised in your liver to morphine and other compounds so you will have been having a low dose of morphine and morphine can cause waking hallucinations never mind just spicing up your dreams!
