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What does it mean when your fitbit shows you as awake while in REM stage?

‎03-01-2019 07:56

‎03-01-2019 07:56

My sleep logs often show me as "awake" while I'm in "REM" stage.  Any ideas what this means?

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‎03-05-2019 11:57

‎03-05-2019 11:57

I had this exact same problem the first few nights I owned my Versa (and it's only been a week.) I would wake up from detailed, long dreams and the record said I was awake, which was totally wrong.   I read somewhere that someone said he had to do the following, which I did just as he described it, and it made a complete difference:

Turn the watch around so that it's on the UNDERSIDE of the wrist before going to sleep, and make it TIGHTER.  For example, I wear mine at 4 notches during the day but tighten to 3 at night, which  makes a little impression on my arm but of course does not cut off circulation.  And it's on  the INSIDE of my wrist (palm side.)  Suddenly I could see REM periods accurately.  Meaning, I woke up several times from detailed dreams, looked at the record and sure enough, there were 20 or more minutes of REM recorded.  It's worked great three nights in a row now.  I hope this helps you.

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‎03-05-2019 16:00

In response to MeredithZ

‎03-05-2019 16:00

I'll give that a shot tonight, and let you know how it goes, thanks.  With my sleep, I'll often be awake enough to know I'm awake, but dreaming at the same time.  That seems to be happening at the same time I'm seeing 1 minutes worth of "awake" at the same time as it's showing "REM".  I'm wondering if this might be narcolepsy, with the hypnogogic/ hypnopompic hallucinations, but I recently had a level 1 sleep study done, and that didn't show up.

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