Nightmare: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Nightmare

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Nightmares are a common feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and are frequently resistant to treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The majority of patients (72%) receiving nabilone experienced either cessation of nightmares or a significant reduction in nightmare intensity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Over the course of 1 week of treatment with 1 mg prazosin at bedtime, his nightmares and his death wish completely resolved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sleep Disorders

Nightmares: Childhood nightmares are normal but, for some kids, there may be a psychological reason for their bad dreams. [childrens.com]

Some research has suggested a genetic basis for nightmares. Personality and emotional factors predispose to nightmares. [snoreaustralia.com.au]

It's probably another nightmare, you think, as you head into his room to console him. A nightmare is one type of parasomnia. [m.rossa-editorial.kidshealth.org]

Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium

Alcohol Nightmares, Alcoholic Seizures? What are Delirium Tremens? [cassioburycourt.com]

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search rapid onset of confusion caused by alcohol withdrawal; usually lasts for 2–3 days; symptoms include nightmare, agitation, global [wikidata.org]

Symptoms of Delirium Tremens Common symptoms associated with the condition include: Nightmares Hallucinations (both visual and auditory) Increased blood pressure Fever Perspiration [cassioburycourt.com]

Barbiturate Withdrawal

Psychological symptoms include increased anxiety, panic attacks, rage, insomnia, nightmares, and depression. [intheknowzone.com]

Between days three and eight, many people go through hallucinations, nightmares, insomnia, shortness of breath, and rapid heartbeats. [crchealth.com]

Because barbiturates decrease rapid eye movement during sleep, during which dreaming takes place, withdrawal can results in sleep disruptions such as nightmares, insomnia [castlecraig.co.uk]

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

My Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Nightmare In September 2014 I decided I wanted to taper off the clonazepam. [hormonesmatter.com]

During withdrawal, all patients had severe reactions including anxiety, sleep disturbance, rage reactions, hyperalertness, increased nightmares, and intrusive thoughts; and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract The symptoms include, by ascending order of severity: nightmares and insomnia, nausea and vomiting, muscular weakness or tremor, postural hypotension, hyperthermia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Adjustment Disorder

Traumatic Event, Fearful Experiences Anxiety Disorder NOS – Pathological Fear, Anxiety, Excessive Worry, Phobia, Unpleasant Emotional State Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Nightmares [ietherapy.com]

He had nightmares and problems sleeping, and he started drinking a bottle of booze every night. "I'd drink until I knocked myself out. [militarytimes.com]

Along with therapy, a patient may be given medication to treat nightmares or to temporarily relieve anxiety to increase functionality. [ownshrink.com]

Neurotic Disorder

NEUROSIS MOOD DISORDER MALE ERECTILE DISORDER MALE ORGASMIC DISORDER PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION MENTAL RETARDATION (MR) MOOD DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDI DSM-IV-TR NIGHTMARE [psychologydictionary.org]

Nightmares. Memory problems. Sexual impotence. How is Anxiety treated? [nmihi.com]

The symptoms include nightmares, a diffuse anxiety, and guilt over having survived when others perished. [britannica.com]

Acute Stress Disorder

Someone with PTSD often relives the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt. [nhs.uk]

Epilepsy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

[…] else experiences Sweats, sudden change in heart rate, flushes, gets pale Behaviors that are rarely associated with seizures include: Sleep problems, such as sleep walking, nightmares [uichildrens.org]

Skills that make them a nightmare to bugs... And a dream to film buffs in Singapore: You can now book movie tickets on your Grab app. (Other countries coming soon!) [apps.apple.com]

Head Trauma

Injury. 2016 Nov;47(11):2424-2441. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.09.004. Epub 2016 Sep 3. Author information 1 Université de Strasbourg, UNISTRA-CNRS, ICube UMR 7357, 2 Rue Boussingault, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: deb4uinl@gmail.com. 2 Royal Military Academy-Department of Weapons Systems and Ballistics-30[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Alcoholism

The most common symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include: Shakiness, tremors or Delirium tremens Anxiety Irritability Depression Fatigue Mood swings Bad dreams or nightmares [addictions.com]

Septicemia

Psychological difficulties may include feeling anxious, feeling low or depressed, nightmares, poor sleep, poor concentration and problems with memory. [patient.info]

Psychological difficulties may include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, nightmares, insomnia, poor concentration and memory disturbance. [patient.info]

The alliance says this condition includes long-term effects such as: damaged organs insomnia nightmares disabling muscle and joint pains fatigue poor concentration lowered [healthline.com]

Heart Failure

[…] elderly patients with advanced heart failure, particularly in those with cerebrovascular atherosclerosis: Confusion Memory impairment Anxiety Headaches Insomnia Bad dreams or nightmares [emedicine.medscape.com]

Imipramine

See physician always: chest pain, difficulty urinating, nightmares, ringing in the ears, rapid heart rate excessive sedation or uncoordinated movements while taking this medication [psyweb.com]

Central nervous system: dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, seizures, headache, anxiety, tremors, stimulation, weakness, insomnia, nightmares, extrapyramidal symptoms in geriatric [en.wikipedia.org]

Less frequent side effects include: Seizures Ringing in the ears Abnormal movements and muscle rigidity Confusion Hallucinations Disorientation, delusions Anxiety Agitation Nightmares [anti-depressants.com]

Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

Accordingly, in this study, nightmare severity was estimated according to the number of nightmares per week during the past 6 months. [journals.plos.org]

Types of Parasomnias Nightmares Nightmares are vivid nocturnal events that can cause feelings of fear, terror, and/or anxiety. [medicinenet.com]

Nightmares are vivid, frightening dreams, followed by sudden awakening. Children are more likely to have nightmares than adults. [merckmanuals.com]

PANDAS

Parents wake up every morning, wondering if it was all a dream, only to realize they are living the nightmare. [itunes.apple.com]

Hypoglycemia

Nightmares, bad dreams, restless sleep. You might pass out if your hypoglycemia is not treated. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Nightmares, bad dreams, restless sleep. You might pass out if your hypoglycemia is not treated. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

[…] similar to being drunk blurred vision cold sweats confusion cool pale skin difficulty in concentrating drowsiness excessive hunger fast heartbeat headache nausea nervousness nightmares [beyondtype1.org]

Sleep Paralysis

CONCLUSIONS: This study has revealed the prevalence of nightmares and sleep paralysis among Japanese adolescents. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] s arm was reportedly "asleep" due to nerve blockage--was probably a sleep paralysis nightmare. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Here's the teaser trailer for Rodney Ascher's The Nightmare, originally from Apple : The Nightmare is directed by Rodney Ascher ( Roomy 237 ). You are very tired. [web.archive.org]

Night Terrors

Nightmares Nightmares are common in children aged 3 to 6 years old. Most children grow out of them. [nhs.uk]

What causes nightmares and night terrors? [whattoexpect.com]

See the page on managing nightmares. [kidshealth.org.nz]

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

"I was living a nightmare," said John, who is being treated successfully with melatonin at UCLA. [articles.chicagotribune.com]

His nocturnal behavior was screaming, thrashing of arms, punching or kicking his spouse, and falling out of bed associated with nightmares of being attacked by what he described [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVES: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), with its main clinical symptoms of nightmares with dream-enacting behavior, is considered as a possible precursor of neurodegenerative [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Amphetamine Withdrawal

Nightmares are most often caused due to anxiety and stress. [amphetamines.com]

Addiction Treatment Generally, when denied the drug, addicts experience the following withdrawal symptoms: Excessive sleeping Although sleep may not be refreshing and include nightmares [myaddiction.com]

Short temper Mood swings Cravings Anxiety Sensitivity to sound and light Hallucinations Nightmares Depression These amphetamine withdrawal symptoms may be enough to scare [amphetamine.com]

Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone: More than 50 percent of adults have nightmares or intense visions at night. [sleepfoundation.org]

He also developed hypnopompic hallucinations and nightmares. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Having an occasional strange dream isn’t unusual—but sometimes they can border on a nightmare, resulting in stress and lost sleep. [sleepfoundation.org]

Chlordane Poisoning

Return to Part One Return to Chlordane Nightmares Page [toxfree.net]

That discovery quickly escalated into a chemical nightmare. [people.com]

But the nightmare was not yet over. Soon afterward Dorothea miscarried. “That had never happened to me before,” she says. [people.com]

Non-24 Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder

Safety assessments indicated that tasimelteon is well tolerated, with the most common adverse events being headache, alanine aminotransferase elevation, nightmares or unusual [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common adverse reactions in the clinical trials were headache, increased alanine aminotransferase, nightmares or unusual dreams, upper respiratory or urinary tract [prnewswire.com]

[…] associated with tasimelteon in SET were headache (7 [17%] of 42 patients given tasimelteon vs 3 [7%] of 42 patients given placebo), elevated liver enzymes (4 [10%] vs 2 [5%]), nightmares [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

School Phobia

It's a full-on nightmare. [npr.org]

They also may have trouble falling asleep by themselves and might have nightmares. What is the difference between school refusal and “playing hooky”? [aafp.org]

Clinginess and tantrums especially in the morning before going to school Trouble going to sleep and having nightmares Fears about the safety of family members Panic attacks [healthcentral.com]

Rape Victim

The author presents case material, including nightmares, of a recently raped female psychiatric inpatient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rape Stories from Real People Sexual Assault, Rape Survivor Stories After Life of Sexual Abuse, Going to Police Turns into Nightmare Incest Paves the Way for Adult Rape A [healthyplace.com]

Nightmares. PTSD. Weight and eating [problems]. I was a broken person. I didn't want to be like that anymore." That's before she emailed Canzano out of desperation. [cbssports.com]

Paralysis

Having experienced what I now know to be sleep paralysis since childhood, I first passed it off as severe nightmares. [refinery29.com]

It's a complex confluence of physiological and psychological occurrences that force you to experience your deepest nightmares with eyes wide open. [motherboard.vice.com]

One neuroscientist, however, thinks he knows how to end the nightmare for good. [Hi, Van Winkle's readers! [vanwinkles.com]

Acute Anxiety

Crystal essences with Black Tourmaline are also fab for kids (or adults) who have nightmares or bullies hassling them, and even for frightened animals. [melaniedufty.com]

They may even start to have nightmares about work and being out of control there etc. At this point some people will go to their doctor and go sick for a while. [anxaid.com]

Toad Poisoning

Household disinfectant Dettol is a baby cane toad's worst nightmare. Its key ingredient, chloroxylenol, kills the pests instantly through toxic shock syndrome. [perthnow.com.au]

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

[…] of the common alcohol withdrawal symptoms to be aware of: Behavior/psychological symptoms: Mood swings Anxiety/nervousness Irritability Fatigue Confusion/unclear thinking Nightmares [myvictorycenter.com]

He has promised Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu a political nightmare. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP. [nation.co.ke]

Dehydration Hallucinations Excitability or anger Severe hyperactivity Rapid heartbeat Heavy sweating High blood pressure Passing out Fever Tremors or shaking hands and feet Nightmares [webmd.com]