I am a total insomniac. I have always been that way. I think it is an acute aversion to dreaming. My dreams are always vivid and disturbing. My PTSD dreams are absolute horror, and I relive all the trauma nearly every night.

My Pdoc put me on Temazepam to help me sleep through a complete sleep cycle, rather than dozing and waking throughout the night from nightmares. I take Prazosin to reduce my physical reaction to my dreams. It has made a big difference. Prazosin, by the way, is an alpha-blocker that is commonly used to treat high blood pressure, but it also helps with PTSD.