-The Side Effects

(background info
Lucid dreaming was something that happened to me one day, with out trying to induce it- or even prior knowledge of its existence. After one helluva an experience, I spent futile attempts questioning friends, hoping someone had experienced what I did, desiring for any manner of information to understand what had just happened.
After a couple of more lucid dreams, I decided to take my search to the internet, and came across the term "Lucid dreaming". After carefull investigation, I realized this is what I was experiencing. That was about 6 years ago.
I am not a fanatic lucid dreamer, and although I am aware of some techniques to induce lucid dreaming, I seldom use them.
lately, however, for reasons I am not sure of, I have been suffering from sleep paralysis. This is probably due to lack of sufficient sleep, and a hectic days work.
(what is sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis, is actually quite a normal process and happens to everyone who sleeps. One part of the brain is responsible for releasing hormones that demobilizes your body. This is done in order that you won't "act out" what you are dreaming. Some times this function is faulty, as a result people talk in their sleep, go sleep-walking, start kicking in bed... you get the picture. And some times the opposite happens, your brain wakes up and goes conscious before your body, this is usually a scary(panic) experience for most people, being awake and unable to move, wanting to scream and unable to speak. Thankfully it only lasts a few seconds to maybe a min or so. It is the latter of the two that I am intrested in and how it relates to lucid dreaming.
(the problem
It happens that now, when ever I go lucid I fall into sleep paralysis. It can be very annoying. To the point that I am no longer intrested in going lucid because of its ill after effects.
Is there something I'm doing wrong?
Can I turn this around to my advantage?
Am I alone?