Bizarre, strenuous dreams are often experienced pre-cpap.
I had some doozies! --Several a night; very disturbing.
Gone, but not missed. Some too weird to repeat.
Night Terrors!
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Folks, I didn't see any mention of Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) here. I think we can become too sure everything is sleep related, which night terrors and nightmares certainly can be, but the human brain has various mechanisms to unload emotional trauma. One is to attempt to process trauma via nightmares. In my experience since Vietnam (1969-1970) post traumatic stress reactions are NOT a disorder (with all due deference to the medico's and psyches who think it is...) but a normal reaction to abnormal circumstances.
It is very important that people understand that PTS is not reserved only for warriors, assault victims, shooters, etc. Anytime the human mind concludes it is in grave danger, certain changes occur in the brain's software. So people who have survived traffic collisions, disasters, or even those who have been really close emotionally to someone who has, can develop PTS.
I hate to see the docs jump at drugs as their first "go to" tool in the tool kit. There are many excellent resources that are drug free and can really help reduce the brain's production of night terrors and nightmares. Two of the most helpful to me are Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) via emdr.com, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Cognitive Processing Therapy, which engages the intellectual-thinking part of the brain in helping the emotional-feeling part of the brain.
All I am suggesting is that you may want to explore the other potential factors in the terrors. By the way, there are some studies going on now examining the correlation between "PTSD" and OSA, and whether or not CPAP treatment also reduces the symptoms of PTS. My unofficial results since September is a resounding yes, thankfully.
Keep searching for answers. May your sleep be restful and oxygenated.
Don
It is very important that people understand that PTS is not reserved only for warriors, assault victims, shooters, etc. Anytime the human mind concludes it is in grave danger, certain changes occur in the brain's software. So people who have survived traffic collisions, disasters, or even those who have been really close emotionally to someone who has, can develop PTS.
I hate to see the docs jump at drugs as their first "go to" tool in the tool kit. There are many excellent resources that are drug free and can really help reduce the brain's production of night terrors and nightmares. Two of the most helpful to me are Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) via emdr.com, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Cognitive Processing Therapy, which engages the intellectual-thinking part of the brain in helping the emotional-feeling part of the brain.
All I am suggesting is that you may want to explore the other potential factors in the terrors. By the way, there are some studies going on now examining the correlation between "PTSD" and OSA, and whether or not CPAP treatment also reduces the symptoms of PTS. My unofficial results since September is a resounding yes, thankfully.
Keep searching for answers. May your sleep be restful and oxygenated.
Don
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I hope so too, saucy Cinderella! I used to wonder why I dreamed during my sleep study although no REM was recorded. I was told by the sleep Dr that the "dreams" were more likely to be hallucinations on falling asleep and waking up. It makes sense that my mind would be full of these "dreams" after a night of sleep apnoea events.