I GET STARTLED VERY EASILY, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM CONCENTRATING REAL HARD. MY HUSBAND THINKS I AM FAKING IT AND DOES NOT BELIEVE I AM STARTLED AS MUCH AS I AM. I WILL CRY OUT AND WILL PRACTICALLY JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN SOMETIMES. I HAVE THESE REACTIONS ALMOST EVERY TIME. ANY IDEA WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON WITH ME? I AM A 66 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH A MULTITUDE OF THINGS GOING ON WITH ME: DEPRESSION, TYPE II DIABETES, HYPOTHYROIDISM, EDEMA IN THE FEET AND ANKLES, ARTHRITIS IN THE HANDS AND FINGERS, HYPERTENSION, AND MAYBE A FEW OTHERS I HAVE FORGOTTEN. I HAD KIDNEY FAILURE A FEW YEARS AGO (I AM BEING TREATED BY A NEUROLOGIST) AND HAVE BEEN DOING WELL, ALTHOUGH MY CREATININ (sp ?) WAS UP A BIT RECENTLY. I FELL A FEW YEARS AGO AND DIDN T KNOW WHY OR HOW, SO I HAVE SEEN A CARDIOLIST FOR A FEW YEARS (THE HOSPITAL THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE PASSED OUT FOR A NANO-SECOND WHEN I FELL) I AM OVERWEIGHT, BUT HAVE BEEN LOSING. I ALSO HAVE SLEEP APNEA, BUT AM DOING WELL WITH A CPAP. THAT S ALL I CAN THINK OF FOR NOW. HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME.