For the sufferers of nightmares

[Lost Marbles]

I used to wake up in the middle of the night, sitting straight up, soaked with sweat, every fiber of my being taught as could be, gripping the mattress so tight that my fingers would tear holes in the fabric all the while choking on a scream. This would happen night after night for years and years.

It has been a long time since I had a nightmare that intense. I still have them, but the intensity is much lower. I take no meds to help, I am aware of only a couple of meds that help with PTSD related nightmares, one wreaks havoc with your potassium levels and I am hypokolemic. the other one I happen to be allergic to, which is disappointing since it is also a bit of a boner pill.

The reason I did this post is to let those of you still struggling with the intensity and/or frequency of nightmares, it can get better, just keep working and persevering, you have both my sympathy and my support.

 

[RandyMac]

I take 4mg Prazosin, it knocks back nightmares fairly well.
Before was horrible, yellow tinted worst fear kinda things.

 

[Lost Marbles]

I take 4mg Prazosin

That's the one I'm allergic to.

 

[EmilyW]

That's the one I'm allergic to.

What is your reaction?

 

[Amirsmom]

This is my second day taking it (Prazosin 1mg before bed). I felt like I wasn' really asleep all night and still had my usual recurring dreams. Now it is noon the next day and my body feels like I have the flu. Dizzy, tired and icky. I have a 1 year old to wake up and take care of! Did this happen to anyone else and it got better?

 

[Lost Marbles]

What is your reaction?

Respiratory difficulties, Sever asthma.

 

[EveHarrington]

I just started Prazosin.

1mg at bedtime.

Can’t say it’s working on my nightmares as of yet, but the anxiety relief is

Uh

Maze

Ing.

 

[Lost Marbles]

Dizzy, tired and icky

It can lower your blood pressure which can leave you feeling light headed and tired. I did experience some light headedness while on it.

 

[Amirsmom]

Ok thank you to everyone who responded. I have been taking propranolol for anxiety while I taper off effexor so I am already lowering my bp smh. A little dizziness would be ok. I feel like a zombie. I am not taking this another night screw this trazadone was better.

 

[EveHarrington]

Ok thank you to everyone who responded. I have been taking propranolol for anxiety while I taper off e...

Trazadone works on nightmares?

 

[Missycat]

I cant / dont take meds . My t told me about something called ‘planned dream interventions’ .. i was a little sceptical at first but then had a go. It was designed to help ptsd sufferers. It doesnt help all the time but it certainly gives me periods of less nightmares or less intensity.
You can look up on the web or youtube.

 

[Amirsmom]

Trazadone works on nightmares?

No sorry but this did nothing for my nightmares either albeit I didn' take it long. But trazadone helped me sleep deeply and I didn' wake up feeling like a zombie all day.