@Autumn88, I can empathise a little bit with your nightmares issue. I started experiencing repeated episodes of severe nightmares, bordering on night terrors shortly after I started taking SSRIs, which I was taking to treat anxiety and depression. Apparently, I would also physically scream, kick, and thrash out with my hands, within a short time after falling asleep.

I also found I experienced them any time I fell asleep, even in the morning or during the day. What made matters worse was that all I wanted to really do was sleep, even during the day, I think it was my way of protecting myself when anxiety and depression were at their worst. It seemed I couldn't win. Being awake was awful, full of fear and dread, and so was sleeping.

After I stopped taking SSRIs it took a long time (12 months, possibly longer) before the nightmares eased, and even now I can have a few days in sequence where they return (much milder) and then subside.

I'd read that counselling is one of the better ways of treating nightmares, but I didn't pursue that route myself.

I wish I could offer you some helpful advice, perhaps others on here will be able to suggest some potential paths to look into. It is a terrible, terrible thing to experience, and you must feel completely overwhelmed with all of the other complications you have in your life.

Jeff.