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Nightmares

MissCricket
MissCricket
Hi everyone!

I posted this same question in the Anxiety support group, but I feel that this topic may also be related to depression.

Lately, I've been plagued with nightmares and they're VERY scary nightmares. Several times a night for the past week. I can't stop sleeping and it's making me very scared. Does anyone go through something like this?
loum50
loum50
When I dream, they are nightmares. I do not usually remember my dreams. Usually I just snap awake fully alert sometimes in terror. That goes back to me being an incest survivor. That's why I'm awake now. I've been up since 2 am and it's 3:36 now.
leeigh
leeigh
Some meds do this - if you are taking any check with your doctor.
MissCricket
MissCricket
I'm on Cymbalta and Wellbutrin for quite some time but I didn't start getting the nightmares until now.

I just woke up from a three hour nap. So far, no nightmare, but I just woke up randomly and got up to brush my teeth because I didn't do it before I fell asleep.