Lots of dreams since PM surgery

Ever since I had my surgery (4 months) I have these vivid dreams pretty much the whole night. My rate is set at 60 BPM. My natural rate before PM was low 30's. Did anyone experience this?

6 Comments

Increased blood flow

by Theknotguy - 2015-03-31 01:03:39

Just got back from the dentist. One of those little problems with the gums came back as having disappeared. Glad to hear it.

The only thing to which I can attribute the healing is the increased blood flow due to the consistent pumping caused by the PM. Where my heart with the natural pacemaker was beating whenever it felt like it, with the PM, I'm getting a steady and at least 60 BPM. A lot more blood is getting pushed around a lot faster.

I too am having the vivid dreams. Even serial dreams. That's where I'll have a dream on a theme one night and pick it up the next. Think I'll go into science fiction and fantasy writing.

So while the PM in and of itself may not be causing vivid dreams for you, the increased blood flow may be helping your brain work overtime. Other than that, I hope you're sleeping very well.

My Guess

by Artist - 2015-03-31 02:03:27

I used to have very vivid dreams that were so much fun that when I got up in the night to use the bathroom, I restarted the dream when I got back into bed so that I could continue the experience where I left off. That stopped for a few years, until I got my Pacemaker and started using my CPAP for sleep apnea. I now am enjoying a good dream life again. My theory is that my health problems were preventing the really deep REM stage of sleep necessary for dreaming and were waking me slightly when my heart went into arrhythmia or I stopped breathing the 17 times an hour I was doing due to sleep apnea. Now that I don't have those problems and a deeper sleep is possible without my body alarming me that something is "not right" and preventing a really deep sleep, my fun adventure dreams have started again. One night I told myself an original joke that was so funny that I woke up laughing. Just a theory on my part.

TheKnotGuy and Artist

by seenu302 - 2015-03-31 05:03:16

Thank you for the responses. Your experiences are so similar to mine i.e Vivid dreams, serial dreams etc. Its like I am watching a non stop movie through out the night.Anyways I am enjoying them as long as they are not scary (like falling down from a cliff).My overall sleep time went up by 1-2 hours and I feel very relaxed compared to before PM sleep.I guess we can attribute it to the consistent and increased blood flow to the brain.Overall things have changed for the better since PM surgery.I hope it remains that way.

Could be ???

by IAN MC - 2015-03-31 12:03:11

Hi seenu Are you taking a beta blocker by any chance . Any drug whose name ends in " olol " can cause vivid dreams / nightmares. Also some cholesterol-lowering drugs ( statins ) can cause dreams.

i cannot possibly see why a PM could lead to an increase in dreams but anything is possible.

Ian

Thanks Ian.

by seenu302 - 2015-03-31 12:03:39

I am not taking any medication except for some seasonal allergies.Only difference is I have been sleeping little longer than usual (7-9 hours) compared to 6-7 hours before PM.

Dreams after getting a pacemaker

by Speed - 2015-11-09 05:11:44

After a lifetime of never recalling or bwing conscious of dreaming I now have vivid dreams every night since having my pacemaker fitted.
As others have noted the resting rate on mine is 60bpm where previously my heart rate was slower snd irregular at night.
Enjoy the change.

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