Crazy Dreams
DorkothyParker
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I'm new to the low-carb lifestyle. Feeling great, etc etc.
One odd thing I've noticed is that for the last 4 days I've been having incredibly vivid dreams. I do occasionally dream like, y'know, normal folk dreaming, but this is every night!
I wasn't sure if this was common or related to the induction phase of the lifestyle. Maybe I'm sleeping more or less deeply? I do wake up well-rested, in fact.
Did anyone else experience this?
One odd thing I've noticed is that for the last 4 days I've been having incredibly vivid dreams. I do occasionally dream like, y'know, normal folk dreaming, but this is every night!
I wasn't sure if this was common or related to the induction phase of the lifestyle. Maybe I'm sleeping more or less deeply? I do wake up well-rested, in fact.
Did anyone else experience this?
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It's a thing, are you taking magnesium as well?0
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Was the dream about cake?
Yeah, sleep changes. Insulin and melatonin appear to affect each other. My sleep improved. Others have insomnia now. Some people attribute the intense dreams to the effect of Mg supplementation. I think it's melatonin.0 -
I'm not taking additional Mg supplements, I probably should.
I just found it peculiar. For now I am waking up crazy rested so I hope that insomnia thing doesn't happen for me!
No cake dreams. But like I said, I'm new, so my first week of abstention from sweets hasn't caused any cravings. Actually, I am less interested than when I was doing a standard low calorie diet.
Ask me in a couple months, though.
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It could still happen, you're going to go through a lot of changes throughout this process. Make sure you're keeping your sodium intake up.0
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It would be cool for somebody to do a fitbit sleep test before and after low-carb. I didn't start wearing my band for the sleep metrics till recently.0
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Me, too. Thanks for asking the question! I would prefer food dreams over what infiltrates my sleep. As troubling as they are, I do wake up rested and don't feel the need for a mid-day nap. Also, my slumbering song doesn't play as often, and the husband says I'm not gasping for breath...which means the cpap may be put to rest. Good to know how to get them under control. 0
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You wouldn't be sleeping LESS deeply as dreams occur in the deepest sleep state. So dreaming is a good sign.0
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"auntstephie321 wrote: »Make sure you're keeping your sodium intake up.
Oh you know it! I love me some bouillon!
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I know exactly what you mean. There must be some link between my keto diet and my dream patterns. My dreams are vivid and sometimes bizarre, not scary though, but thought provoking. I keep a journal now. I think it's so amazing how the brain and body work.0
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I've definitely been sleeping deeper and dreaming more vividly (haven't begun magnesium supps yet.. keep forgetting!) but my dreams are very very normal, conversations, grocery shopping, working, so much so that I wake up and can't recall if these things actually happened or were dreams. That's how real and dull they are lol0
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It would be cool for somebody to do a fitbit sleep test before and after low-carb. I didn't start wearing my band for the sleep metrics till recently.
@wabmester I probably have this data, but It would take some looking back to find it for sure, as I was using my fitbit 7-8 months before I went low carb, including sleep tracking.
I did notice the other day that I seem to have great sleep quality until I have to wake up to pee (usually 4-5 am) and then if early enough for me to fall back asleep, when I wake before I turn off my tracker. I don't remember it being that way pre-low carb because I didn't usually notice that - and when I saw it this time, I was shocked. I'll see if I can pull sleep data back that far!
EDITED TO ADD: I can go back - I've noticed yo-yoing "sleep efficiency" numbers, among other things... What data are you curious about?0 -
Hey, Knit, I was curious about the time spent in different sleep stages before and during low-carb. I have a Microsoft Band, so I don't know what the various fitbits will track, but Microsoft tracks 3 different sleep stages. And somebody has compared it to a polysomnogram:
http://kodierer.blogspot.com/2015/05/zzzzzz-microsoft-band-sleep-tracking-in.html0 -
Yeah, no, I just have the FitBit One, but so far I'm noticing about a 5-15% efficacy improvement. Most of my more recent numbers are 95%-100% efficiency with less time to fall asleep, and less times to be restless and awake.
My older numbers seem to be in the 80's with not too much time to fall asleep 10+ minutes rather than under than, but far more times restless and awake.
Sleep cycle stuff wouldn't work for me anyway, as I can fall asleep and hit a deep dream cycle within minutes. I can take a nap and have crazy vivid involved dreams and be groggy when waking - or I can hit that dreamless type sleep...my body is pretty random and screwed up. Honestly, it's a blessing and a curse to hit that deep of sleep that quickly... No such thing as power naps here!0 -
I have a couple years worth of sleep days from before I was low carb... I should take a look through mine...0
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I looked through mine on the charge hr didn't notice much difference but I don't know if you get me detailed reports if you sign up for premium on there.0
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