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Anyone wake feeling exhausted after seemingly dreaming all night

Posted by mazeppabob @mazeppabob, Jul 26, 2022

I never wake refreshed/rested. It has been like this for as long as I can remember and I am 77 now,
My sleep medicine DR called it EPIC dreaming. A rare disorder with no known cause or treatment. His only suggestion was to prescribe Modafinil (a stimulant) taken in the morning to perk me up.
I have tried CPAP and other meds to no avail.
I wonder if this is really that rare.

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margydavis | @margydavis | Sep 21 2:56pm
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I have had the epic dreaming issue for almost 20 years. They are very detailed and if I wake up during the night and go back to sleep I have another dream and this goes on every night. Very seldom a bad dream but once in awhile my husband has had to wake me up because I was screaming. I just had a brain MRI with and without contrast for something else and for an 84 year old woman my brain is pretty healthy.

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Did they recommend anything to try and reduce the epic dreaming. I would do anything to have just one night without it

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gussie | @gussie | Sep 21 5:43pm

I have no idea who to even tell. I mentioned it to my neurologist (specialist in migraine) and she never heard of it. Very frustrating.

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Barco@2194 | @wgatap21 | 5 days ago

I am 76 and baffled at my dreaming every night. Not that it’s vivid or epic dreaming anxious, but I know it has some effect on my sleep. It seems too much. I haven’t found a remedy yet. Most doctors are lost. Good luck.

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lizjlb | @lizjlb | 2 days ago
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I am 76 and baffled at my dreaming every night. Not that it’s vivid or epic dreaming anxious, but I know it has some effect on my sleep. It seems too much. I haven’t found a remedy yet. Most doctors are lost. Good luck.

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@wgatap21 whats wrong with dreaming? why does dreaming make you sleepy next days

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Barco@2194 | @wgatap21 | 2 days ago

I never said anything was wrong with it. I’m wondering if you can dream too much. Couple of dreams every night. At times, I believe it can disrupt your circadian rhythm. But I’m not a Sleep Doctor. Many times I don’t wake up like I would like to.

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