Why do I wake up feeling disoriented and confused?

Confusional Arousal Disorder are sleep disturbances that happen during non-REM sleep. It is also referred to as sleep drunkenness or sleep inertia. This sleep disorder leads to very brief periods of waking up, however, the sleeper is confused and disoriented. Each episode lasts less than ten minutes.

Can sleep disorders cause dizziness?

“Sleep apnea reduces the blood supply to the brain at night. This can lead to daytime dizziness and headaches.” A number of studies demonstrate a connection between sleep apnea and vertigo or dizziness. In fact, a 2021 PLOS ONE study found a higher incidence of obstructive sleep apnea among vertigo patients.

What is it called when you wake up and are confused?

A confusional arousal is when a sleeping person appears to wake up but their behavior is unusual or strange. The individual may be disoriented, unresponsive, have slow speech or confused thinking.

What causes dizziness when waking up?

If you’re dizzy in the morning right after you wake up, it could be a result of the sudden change of balance as your body adjusts from a reclining position to a standing one. Dizziness can occur when the fluid in your inner ear shifts, such as when changing positions quickly.

What does it mean when you wake up and can’t remember anything?

Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary episode of memory loss that can’t be attributed to a more common neurological condition, such as epilepsy or stroke. During an episode of transient global amnesia, your recall of recent events simply vanishes, so you can’t remember where you are or how you got there.

What is psychogenic vertigo?

Psychogenic dizziness or vertigo consists of a sensation of motion (spinning, rocking, tilting, levitating etc.) that can be reasonably attributed to a psychiatric disorder (e.g. anxiety, depression, somatization disorder).