REM rebound nearly 3 months in

GhostlyGirl · Post by **GhostlyGirl** » Mon May 04, 2020 11:26 am

Hey all,

This post is more just for my own curiosity and to see if anyone has experienced this same thing. Has anyone else experienced a surge in REM sleep when they are at (or close) to their 3 month mark? This seems to have been happening to me in the past week. Granted I'm not actually hooked up to a computer that is monitoring my brainwaves, but I'm assuming I'm getting a lot of REM because I'm dreaming a ton (and vividly) and I'm also needing like 2 hrs of extra sleep per night to feel rested. Also, I've found that "word recall" (when I'm speaking) has been difficult for the past few days, like my brain is regressing a bit. I assume that my body will go through cycles as it's trying to repair the damage that's been done. I've heard it can take up to a year to gain back the brain functions that we lost?

Also, i don't know if this has anything to do with this, but 5 days ago I had my 90 day follow-up appointment. Until this point my pressure was set to 8-12, and everything seemed fine. At the appointment she changed it to 10-12 because she felt like 8 might be too low for optimal oxygen. Maybe my brain was more oxygen deprived than I thought and this is triggering a REM rebound? Then again I don't see how this small change in pressure could be that significant. Maybe I'm wrong, I just find this sudden REM surge weird!

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Mon May 04, 2020 11:41 am

GhostlyGirl wrote: ↑
Mon May 04, 2020 11:26 am
I'm dreaming a ton (and vividly) and I'm also needing like 2 hrs of extra sleep per night to feel rested

Remembering vivid dreams is a sure sign that you are having arousals from sleep. If a person is sleeping well, dreams will not be remembered.

Are you using OSCAR software?

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Mon May 04, 2020 11:43 am

We can dream in any sleep stage....not just REM....so there's no guarantee that REM is involved.
The fact that you are remembering a lot of dreaming means you are waking up a lot during the dream or right after.
You are waking up a lot and that's never a good thing.

Maybe you need to be looking at your software data to see if that recent change in pressure did something you didn't want it to do.

DreamDiver · Post by **DreamDiver** » Mon May 04, 2020 3:50 pm

GhostlyGirl wrote: ↑
Mon May 04, 2020 11:26 am
Hey all,

This post is more just for my own curiosity and to see if anyone has experienced this same thing. Has anyone else experienced a surge in REM sleep when they are at (or close) to their 3 month mark? This seems to have been happening to me in the past week. Granted I'm not actually hooked up to a computer that is monitoring my brainwaves, but I'm assuming I'm getting a lot of REM because I'm dreaming a ton (and vividly) and I'm also needing like 2 hrs of extra sleep per night to feel rested. Also, I've found that "word recall" (when I'm speaking) has been difficult for the past few days, like my brain is regressing a bit. I assume that my body will go through cycles as it's trying to repair the damage that's been done. I've heard it can take up to a year to gain back the brain functions that we lost?

Also, i don't know if this has anything to do with this, but 5 days ago I had my 90 day follow-up appointment. Until this point my pressure was set to 8-12, and everything seemed fine. At the appointment she changed it to 10-12 because she felt like 8 might be too low for optimal oxygen. Maybe my brain was more oxygen deprived than I thought and this is triggering a REM rebound? Then again I don't see how this small change in pressure could be that significant. Maybe I'm wrong, I just find this sudden REM surge weird!

You would not be the first person to say their dreams have become more vivid when first starting sleep therapy. Perhaps things will stabilize dream-wise as you get used to having a mask on every night.

Why not post a few nights of OSCAR data at the new pressure when you're ready on your original therapy thread? Forum members may be able to offer some perspective on the outcome of the pressure changes.

Chris

GhostlyGirl · Post by **GhostlyGirl** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:08 am

Ok, waking up does not sound good. I will post an Oscar reading asap.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:28 am

GhostlyGirl wrote: ↑
Mon May 04, 2020 11:26 am
Granted I'm not actually hooked up to a computer that is monitoring my brainwaves, but I'm assuming I'm getting a lot of REM because I'm dreaming a ton (and vividly) ost?

Whether or not you're having rem rebound, the fact that you're waking up enough to remember the dreams is the real problem.

The brain doesn't form memories while asleep, so to remember you had a dream, you were waked up by something, probably (in the context of sleep apnea treatment), apneas, hypopneas, leaks, or mask discomfort.

Post some charts.

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