Nightmares and PMS?

Within the last year, I've stopped the hormonal birth control that I've been on fairly regularly since I was 14 (21 now), and gotten a copper IUD inserted. Luckily for me, I haven't had too many side effects. I had debilitating cramps pre-birth control, and the ones I'm getting now from the IUD are pretty easy to deal with, so I'm actually very happy with it in general.

When I really thinkg about it, I suppose it's one of the first times I'm really letting my body experience it's menstrual cycle organically and I've started to notice a strange pattern.

At least once a month, about a week before my period starts, I have heart-stopping, horrific nightmares, night terrors, or worse, lucid nightmares that I can't really break out of. I originally thought it was just a symptom of my cycling depression and some sort of manifestation of the disturbed, **** part of my mind. I guess it could be. The consistency of the timing of it all is become really apparent, though. I can practically predict when they'll start at this point, and have actually started taking benzos before bed around that time to chill them out a bit.

Am I completely off the mark that they could be menstrual cycle related? I've tried to look online, but haven't really found too much. Ladies?

Some meds make my nightmares worse. Talk to your doc? I had a med change that drove my nightmares into over drive. My new meds help some but I never get more then 2-3 hours of sleep at a time

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I would normally blame the meds, for sure, but the nightmares were a large part of the reason that I even went to see a doctor to begin with.

I dunno. It's probably just an interesting coincidence.

Same here. My meds were to help stabilize my mood and help with nightmares. PTSD leaves me sleepless or sleep full if nightmares.

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