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How Do You Sleep/rest When The Nightmares Keep You Awake

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Austin, TX

as I close my eyes to sleep, I am woken with nightmares of horrors I don't want to either relive or EVER go through. and even when I wake up, sometimes in pain. I struggle to slip back into REM because I don't want to relive my past. through every dream or nightmare comes the idea of poetry that scares me into wanting to die.

what do I do?!

July 15, 2018
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

it's the only drug I know that works out of all the ones I'm on. I also swear by it. I'm glad I'm not the only one that takes it.

July 16, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

nrb18 I take prazosin as well and I swear by it too barely ever have any nightmares anymore at all

July 16, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

MorganAlyssaLong I have severe Ptsd I take prazosin for my nightmares and I swear by it and have seen alot of people on here swear by it was well

July 17, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I have ptsd and get nightmares. I use trazadone to get to sleep. I always get nightmares when im too hot so i always sleep with the fan or AC on it helps me. Also when you wake up from a dream drinking water to rehydrate yourself seems help me snap out of it

July 16, 2018
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Sterling11. hi. I used to have really bad nightmares and they put me on a pill called prazosin. they give it to PTSD patients that have been thru war and it helped get rid of there nightmares. I'm on 2 st bed and I dont dream at all. well maybe every 6 months I may have something pop in my head but nothing bad. you should really talk to your dr about it. it may not work for everyone but for me I swear by it. I hope this helps a little. I

July 16, 2018

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