After about a week of normal dreaming it came back last night and this morning, I woke up from a very bad dream again with those horrible body symptoms, heart rate racing, pain in the chest and arm, shaky and queasy. You would think that after a half hour or so I would feel alright but that is not happening, the symptoms are still here I want so much too put the nightmares behind me and have a good day, the pain in the arm is bothering me and scaring me and that went away for awhile, there was a time when I would have a bad dream or nightmare and wake up "relieved" it was only a dream and I was safe and secure in my bed, now it bothers me for hours, the symptoms linger and even the breathing only takes the edge off. I do not watch anything scary or disturbing before bed and usually go too sleep in prayer and the most peace I feel all day, its almost like I am "living" the dream its so real. I am hoping these body symptoms go away, I do not want too have an attack and I do NOT want it to ruin the day, does anyone else have dreams like this wake up and feel terrible? and how do they "come down" from them and feel alright again? I wish I could figure out why I am having them, I guess my brain is always on!