Jacquie802 Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 This sounds weird I know it does. I just woke up but before I did I was having a dream about ocean waves (they were flooding a back yard I was at) and everytime they hit I would have to hold my breath until they passed....Now, I am SOB and having a hard time breathing.....is this weird or what?!Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Wow, really weird.Though I wouldn't be surprised if the breathing rhythm caused the dream, and not vice versa like you suspect.I say this because I've noticed that with myself, it is usually the physical occurrence that manifests itself in my wildly imaginative sleeping brain.I wish I had the same imagination in my waking mind as I do in sleep.Have you ever had breathing issues prior to this dream? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Hi, Thanks for the reply. I have had alot of SOB in the past few weeks, but this really freaked me out!! It took about a half hour for me to feel like I was breathing normal. I can't even explain how I felt once I woke up....my breathing was way off though.Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Yikes! If you continue to feel really uncomfortable with it all, there are two things I can think of, both involving further medical tests:You could ask your neurologist or cardiologist or whatever doctor treats you if you could have breathing studies done, or you could ask to have a sleep study done where they attach electrodes to you while you sleep. I've had the sleep study.If it doesn't bother you that much, forget what I just said.I'm not really trying to create any problems for you. I just know you must be really freaked out and I was wondering what I would do under the same circumstances.Maybe someone else on the board could relate better than I can to your difficulties with breathing rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairefmartin Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I have no clue if this will help or not - but I am having similar sleep issues as well. When I am extremely tired or about to fall asleep, I get this shaking/vibrating feeling and it leads usually to a dream that involves falling. Then I jolt awake and my heart is racing and i am short of breath. I never thought that the dreams were related, but I told my doctor after it actually kept me up past 3AM the other night. I had an EEG done and am waiting on the results. And I agree with futurehope, a sleep EEG test may be good for peace of mind.Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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