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What can be causing my friend's frequent vivid dreams and nightmares?

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

You don't give much: Many things can cause vivid dreams &a nightmares. Recently, among the more common causes are medications. Read the warnings for side effects of any prescriptions being used to see if that is a known side effect. Other reasons might also be from things being ingested in some way. Hard to be more specific. Good luck!

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Answered 7/13/2013

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