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Old Dec 30, 2015, 08:42 AM
xx_tpm-life_xx xx_tpm-life_xx is offline
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I keep having nightmares and not sleeping Bc I feel like something is there or Itll wake me up from a dead sleep :/

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Old Dec 30, 2015, 09:09 AM
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im sorry for you, i hope you can get some good sleep in.
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Old Dec 30, 2015, 09:09 AM
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The cycle of chronic nightmares is awful. The only thing that has helped me with them is a medication called "prazosin." It's like a miracle drug.

Are you seeing anyone? Therapy or otherwise..? Unfortunately our brain must process heavy trauma consciously or unconsciously.. And that can happen in sleep and can manifest in nightmares.

Prazosin is a blood pressure med. I use it when I'm in a heavy "cycle" of nightmares when I'm sleeping for an hour, waking up in a panic, or avoiding bed all together because the experience of nightmare induced panic attacks is much worse than sleeplessness. I stop taking it after a little while because my blood pressure runs low, anyways that the physiological side effects of syncope and lightheadedness can be a bit much - but it always helps initially to break the cycle. Usually when it hits the month or 2 mark of chronic nightmares and severe lack of sleep I call the doctor, therapist, whoever.

Do you see anyone or want to? I would encourage you to seek help if you don't.
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Old Dec 30, 2015, 02:29 PM
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The cycle of chronic nightmares is awful. The only thing that has helped me with them is a medication called "prazosin." It's like a miracle drug.

Are you seeing anyone? Therapy or otherwise..? Unfortunately our brain must process heavy trauma consciously or unconsciously.. And that can happen in sleep and can manifest in nightmares.

Prazosin is a blood pressure med. I use it when I'm in a heavy "cycle" of nightmares when I'm sleeping for an hour, waking up in a panic, or avoiding bed all together because the experience of nightmare induced panic attacks is much worse than sleeplessness. I stop taking it after a little while because my blood pressure runs low, anyways that the physiological side effects of syncope and lightheadedness can be a bit much - but it always helps initially to break the cycle. Usually when it hits the month or 2 mark of chronic nightmares and severe lack of sleep I call the doctor, therapist, whoever.

Do you see anyone or want to? I would encourage you to seek help if you don't.
Thanks, I do see a pyshologist but I haven't at all this month and he's not very understanding and clicking with me so Im not sure what to do. He doesn't "like" prescribing meds but I dont "like" being depressed, anxious, and not sleeping so.. Lol
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Old Dec 30, 2015, 10:51 PM
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Can u find a new doc or seek our your primary for assistance or a referral ?
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Old Dec 31, 2015, 09:44 AM
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Can u find a new doc or seek our your primary for assistance or a referral ?
I can ask me Mum lol, she thinks I'm just not telling him everything, which is true Bc I don't feel comfortable telling him
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