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Location: Vancouver, BC
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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? |
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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.
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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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