Nightmares Have Stopped And Night Sweats Begin

[ll927]

Hey everyone new here...

My nightmares have suddenly stopped. I used to have very intense nights between horrible nightmares and strange dreams. I used have 5 different dreams a night easy. Now everything stopped and instead i wake up several times a night in a pool of sweat. Without recalling any dreams. I was sexually abused several times so feeling dirty is a major trigger for me. Its almost worse than the nightmares. At least with the nightmares i get to analyze whats going on in the back of my mind, even if its disturbing. Like this i just feel dirty and its really tough to fall back to sleep. Im only able to sleep at all because i take large quantities of a herbal supplement (i have an addiction problem so this is all i feel ok about taking).

Does anyone else suffer from night sweats? Is it normal for nightmares to suddenly stop?

Thank you everyone

 

[WhisperingUnicorn]

My man really struggles with both nightmares and dramatic night sweats. He never sweats as a rule, so it's very strange to him to have to sleep always with a t-shirt, or his sheets get soaked. He has said that he would sometimes even have to change shirts part way through the night. We don't really have answers, here, but I appreciate your comments and look forward to other replies, especially if there are tips to help with BOTH. It makes his sleep really erratic, and this can also cause him to have more difficulty staying focused during the day ....

:hug:

~S2B

 

[Ocean5]

At least with the nightmares i get to analyze whats going on in the back of my mind, even if its disturbing.

I told my therapist this last meeting! I'd prefer to remember - than wake-in panic and night sweats with no idea why. Just my body reacting. It's an awful feeling not to know why you're body is reacting in such a way...

When in teens and early 20s I remember my nightmares (terror/war) After that they stopped. No memory - serious night sweats. Brother said same thing - no memory of them after certain age. He's even told me doesn't' dream anymore...but that's not possible. Everyone dreams.