Nightmares

[forjacks]

The woman I take care of has post traumatic stress and paranoid schizophrenia. She has very vivid nightmares. She cannot tell the difference if they are real or not, and feels the mental and physical pain from them. Very rarely can you convince her it wasn't real. Does anyone know of any medications that help control nightmares?

[admin]

People with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have nightmares related to the incident which triggered PTSD. Treatment for PTSD include eye movement desensitization treatment and it will hopefully improve her nightmares. Some got benefits from cognitive behaviour therapy.

Sometimes sleep hygiene such as avoiding caffeinated drinks in the evening, going to bed more or less at the same time, not doing any exercises before going to bed etc... can help people with nightmares.