As The Migraine Hurts » sleep http://asthemigrainehurts.com Dealing with the "M" word Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 No More Dreams http://asthemigrainehurts.com/2009/08/02/no-more-dreams/ http://asthemigrainehurts.com/2009/08/02/no-more-dreams/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:02:58 +0000 admin http://asthemigrainehurts.com/?p=9 I don’t know if this is unique to me or if other Migraine survivors experience it as well. Today I was listening to one of the political talk shows and the host started talking about his dreams he has while sleeping. This got me to thinking again about how infrequently I dream while sleeping.

I can literally count the number of dreams I’ve had in the last 6 months on two hands.  I have noticed this over the years, but never really bring it up because it doesn’t seem very important. When I wake up, after my alarm goes off for an hour or more, I’m usually very tired and feel like a bus hit me. Is this due to not enough sleep? If I sleep too long I am almost guaranteed to have a headache or a Migraine., but thankfully not always. Is it due to not getting REM sleep, or enough REM sleep?

I also find this weird because everyone in my family seems to always have dreams, most of them are very vivid and they remember them the next day. I realize everyone is different, but am I really that different?

I would be curious to hear from others like me to know if you have noticed a lack of dreaming while sleeping. Post your comments.

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