Friend had Sleep Test.. showing 90% REM!
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From: gizmo100 on 13 Dec 2005 18:50 A friend of mine who happens to be my girl friends brother just had a sleep test because all his life who woke up tired and pretty much dragged through the day, well actually he says he noticed it around the age of 6 or 7 but thought it was normal. He also says he has always been a vivid dreamer. He recently had a sleep test done and the tech told him off the record that his sleep showed almost 90% REM sleep in an 8 hour period. I told him if that was true he should be dead by now if that was typical for each night. He is almost in his 40s but looks younger but you can tell he kind of goes through his days spaced out and unfocused. I would think he would be dead by 50 if that continues unabated. Can't 90% REM each night kill you? Anyone ever heard of that much REM? Are the ways to reduce REM with herbs or Med?
From: Tim J. on 13 Dec 2005 23:34 On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:50:21 -0500, "gizmo100" <gizmo100(a)peoplepc.com> wrote: >A friend of mine who happens to be my girl friends brother just had a >sleep test because all his life who woke up tired and pretty much dragged >through the day, well actually he says he noticed it around the age of 6 >or 7 but thought it was normal. He also says he has always been a vivid >dreamer. He recently had a sleep test done and the tech told him off the >record that his sleep showed almost 90% REM sleep in an 8 hour period. I >told him if that was true he should be dead by now if that was typical for >each night. He is almost in his 40s but looks younger but you can tell he >kind of goes through his days spaced out and unfocused. I would think he >would be dead by 50 if that continues unabated. Can't 90% REM each night >kill you? Anyone ever heard of that much REM? Are the ways to reduce REM >with herbs or Med? > 90%????? Wow!!! My PSGs never showed more than 2-3%, one was a flat ZERO. I didn't think 90% was possible. Sure as hell don't know what effects it could have. I'll be waiting to see the responses. Has his doctor gone over the results with him yet? If so, what did (s)he say? Keep us posted please.
From: troy on 2 Jan 2006 10:27 Typically narcoleptics don't progress through the sleep cycles normally, and will spend too much time in one or another. Usually narcos go right into REM, but some get stuck in other stages too. There is no reason why he should be dead because he is spending too much time in REM... don't tell him that, that might scare him. REM is what the brain needs, so that is not really a problem. Troy "Tim J." <tj66821(a)usa.not> wrote in message news:128vp1dsqbjl4lpc01ppidlp1rmib5gcar(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:50:21 -0500, "gizmo100" <gizmo100(a)peoplepc.com> > wrote: > >>A friend of mine who happens to be my girl friends brother just had a >>sleep test because all his life who woke up tired and pretty much dragged >>through the day, well actually he says he noticed it around the age of 6 >>or 7 but thought it was normal. He also says he has always been a >>vivid >>dreamer. He recently had a sleep test done and the tech told him off the >>record that his sleep showed almost 90% REM sleep in an 8 hour period. I >>told him if that was true he should be dead by now if that was typical >>for >>each night. He is almost in his 40s but looks younger but you can tell he >>kind of goes through his days spaced out and unfocused. I would think he >>would be dead by 50 if that continues unabated. Can't 90% REM each night >>kill you? Anyone ever heard of that much REM? Are the ways to reduce REM >>with herbs or Med? >> > > 90%????? Wow!!! My PSGs never showed more than 2-3%, one was a flat > ZERO. I didn't think 90% was possible. Sure as hell don't know what > effects it could have. I'll be waiting to see the responses. > > Has his doctor gone over the results with him yet? If so, what did > (s)he say? Keep us posted please. >
From: Tim J. on 2 Jan 2006 14:18 On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:27:45 -0500, "troy" <tdkelley1(a)comcast.net> wrote: >Typically narcoleptics don't progress through the sleep cycles normally, and >will spend too much time in one or another. Usually narcos go right into >REM, but some get stuck in other stages too. There is no reason why he >should be dead because he is spending too much time in REM... don't tell him >that, that might scare him. REM is what the brain needs, so that is not >really a problem. Uh, I didn't say he should be dead because he was spending too much time in REM. I think you are referring to the post I responded to. Please attribute correctly.
From: S. St. Nick on 2 Jan 2006 22:35
"troy" <tdkelley1(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:JsydnXcl2ZDD2yTeRVn-qA(a)comcast.com... > Typically narcoleptics don't progress through the sleep cycles normally, and > will spend too much time in one or another. Usually narcos go right into > REM, but some get stuck in other stages too. There is no reason why he > should be dead because he is spending too much time in REM... don't tell him > that, that might scare him. REM is what the brain needs, so that is not > really a problem. > I highly disagree, yes he does need REM but that much REM. 95% REM sleep can ruin a mans life. That much REM will not allow him to get a restful sleep. He probably goes through his waking state in a densed fog, with concentration and other mental problems. > > |