hello, this is my first post--i have known about lucid dreams for a while, experienced them occasionally----but a couple of months ago, i was treated for sleep apnea with the breathing machine--prior to that, i was mostly staying in stage 1 sleep and occasional REM--once i used the machine, it was like a switch was flipped, now i am in REM virtually the entire time i sleep and each dream, even though i don't control the initial dream, i do have some dream control--sometimes waking up briefly, think about the dream before i fall back asleep and there i go, off again on the same dream. My sleep doctor confirms i am in REM almost all the sleeping time which can range from 8-20 hrs a day---when i am awake, i am totally exhausted--i have other health problems and have a psychiatrist that oversees all my meds---no psych dx other than slight depression from health problems---the psychiatrist agrees with sleep doctor--both said it is very understandable that i am exhausted because the REM doesn't allow me to go lower in sleep and the dreams caused it to be like the psychiatrist says that i am so involved actively in them, it is like i am getting no sleep-, but that i am worn out from activity while i am asleep---but neither doctor has any idea how to help------the dreams are the most vivid i have ever had--usually have two-four that last the entire sleep----- oh, i forgot, i quit using the breathing machine because it's the same now whether i use it or not----any ideas from anyone
thanks, elflight