A 42-year-old member asked:
i am having nightmares - what can i do?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Consider: talking with a therapist. Minipress (prazosin) can be used off-label to help with nightmares.
Answered on Jul 20, 2014
Dr. Matthew Kozminski answered
16 years experience Neurology
There are some: medications that can reduce nightmares, but I'd also talk to your doctor about helping you determine if there is a cause for these? Are they more than nightmares (e.g. sleep paralysis can be quite frightening), are there symptoms other than nightmares? Talk to your local doctor.
Answered on Jul 31, 2014
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