Dreams

GM All
Before cpap I hardly dream now I have vivid dreams almost every nite.
Is it because of cpap?

Thanks

Been on cpap 2 years, and have had night terrors consistently for 40.Cpap seems to have actually reduced the intensity. I still have very unpleasant dreams nightly, but not the heart racing, bolt awake nightmares. Hope this helps.

Yes I've been having tons of dreams since starting on CPAP in January.

Not having dreams and then having them on CPAP is totally normal. You weren't getting uninterrupted REM sleep before (when OSA is worst) and now you are - this is when dreaming occurs. Makes perfect sense

THANKS

shortyd wrote:GM All
Before cpap I hardly dream now I have vivid dreams almost every nite.
Is it because of cpap?

Thanks

it's because your cpap isn't working well.

jds2001 wrote:Not having dreams and then having them on CPAP is totally normal. You weren't getting uninterrupted REM sleep before (when OSA is worst) and now you are - this is when dreaming occurs. Makes perfect sense

this is wrong.

you can dream during any stage of sleep.

you don't remember dreams unless you wake up during or immediately after them.

Your machine settings may be wrong for you, causing you to awaken during sleep.

You could download sleepyhead and see what types of events you are having and perhaps learn about how to make adjustments.

If you can post sleepyhead screens shots here, someone may help you with suggested changes.

shortyd wrote:GM All
Before cpap I hardly dream now I have vivid dreams almost every nite.
Is it because of cpap?

Thanks

Some light reading for (all of) you.......

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Before cpap I went for a couple years with virtually no dreams. After cpap I started to have them regularly.

Rob K wrote:Before cpap I went for a couple years with virtually no dreams. After cpap I started to have them regularly.

time to optimize your therapy then.