Do I need treatment for frequent nightmares?

Dreaming is a normal physiological phenomenon, if dreaming is too frequent and affects your normal rest, then you need to see a doctor, of course, it is recommended that you go to see a Chinese medicine doctor, I feel that Western medicine does not see anything in this regard.

It's best for you to go and see Chinese medicine, my husband was like this a while ago, the doctor said that it was liver and kidney deficiency, the liver and kidney are a little incompatible, give some Chinese medicine and eat it for 3 days, and pay attention to rest, see a Chinese medicine and take some medicine quickly It's no big problem

1. Cerebral ischemia. Nightmares themselves are caused by transient cerebral ischemia during sleep, and when transient cerebral ischemia occurs during the day, people will produce terrible symptoms of dizziness, palpitations, chest pressure, dark eyes, tinnitus and various neurological dysfunctions. Therefore, if you often have nightmares, you need to go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible, and then do **.

2. Excessive pressure. Generally everyone will encounter nightmare situations in their lives, don't be afraid, these are normal situations. But if you often have nightmares, then you should pay attention, under long-term stress, this may be a mental illness, it is best to consult a psychological counselor or psychologist.

3. Incorrect sleeping position. For example, if you put your hands on your chest and press them on your heart while sleeping, you will feel difficulty breathing and form nightmares before you know it. Sleeping on your back and sleeping on your back can also cause nightmares.

Therefore, if you often have nightmares, you should pay attention to whether your sleeping position is healthy and reasonable, and the sleeping position when sleeping is very important.

Nightmare symptoms are often present and may be caused by anxiety or sleep disturbances, as follows:

1. Patients in anxious states can manifest as insomnia, dreaminess, and dreams often have threatening or catastrophic themes. In addition, patients may also have symptoms of respiration, heartbeat, circulation and other systems, such as chest tightness, breathlessness, suffocation, hyperventilation, precordial discomfort, chest pain, local tenderness, palpitation, etc., but electrocardiogram and chest examination can not find organic lesions. At this time, the possibility of anxiety state should be considered, and the anxiety and depression scale can be measured.

2. Some patients with sleep disorders can have nightmares, and the patients show symptoms of dreaminess, easy awakening, and early awakening, and can be given psychological counseling or sleep medication**.

Nightmares, commonly known as nightmares, also known as anxiety attacks in dreams, refer to screaming during sleep due to fright in dreams; Or feel like something is pressing on your body and can't move. It is often used as a metaphor for the terrible things that have been experienced.

Nightmares are often caused by incorrect sleeping position, excessive fatigue, indigestion, or excessive tension in the cerebral cortex.

Symptoms of nightmaresNightmares, commonly known as ghost presses, refer to screaming when you are asleep because you are frightened in a dream; Or feel like something is pressing on your body and can't move. It is often used as a metaphor for the terrible things that have been experienced. When you wake up suddenly, before the muscles and nerves wake up, you will be conscious and unable to move, which is called a nightmare.

That is, it is often accompanied by a feeling of depression and chest tightness, which wakes up the sleeper, and has a dream that feels depressed and has difficulty breathing during sleep.

The cause of the nightmareNightmares may be said to be a normal psychological phenomenon, which has nothing to do with ghosts, and it is usually more likely to occur in situations of high stress, excessive fatigue, irregular work and rest, insomnia, and anxiety. Science has shown that nightmares are caused by transient cerebral ischemia during sleep, and when transient cerebral ischemia occurs during the day, it will produce terrible symptoms of vertigo, palpitations, chest pressure, dark eyes, tinnitus and various neurological disorders.

Nightmares are also partly caused by improper sleeping positions, such as putting your hands on your chest and pressing them against your heart while sleeping, and unconsciously feeling difficult to breathe, forming nightmares. Sleeping on your back and sleeping on your back can also cause nightmares. Therefore, the sleeping position when sleeping is important.

1. Psychological factors: excessive psychological tension and anxiety may affect normal physical health, and there will be unsteady sleep or nightmares, you need to go to the hospital in time to do a psychological assessment to judge the condition, you can take anti-anxiety drugs under the guidance of a doctor to do **, or crack through closed psychological counseling to control the condition, psychological counseling is mainly carried out through language communication**, which can relax the patient's body and mind, and can also improve sleep quality.

2. Environmental factors: the sound of the living environment is noisy, or the indoor temperature is too high and too low will affect the regular sleep of the land, after falling asleep, there may be a phenomenon of sleeping unsteady or nightmares, often nightmares need to change the living environment in time, it is best to choose a quiet and comfortable living environment, or close the doors and windows and close the curtains when sleeping at night.

3. Physical overwork: long-term irregular work and rest habits or staying up late to work may cause physical fatigue, and when the fatigue state is not improved for a long time, there will be nightmares, and it is necessary to develop regular work and rest habits. Poor eating habits such as too much dinner or too little diet, hunger, is also one of the causes of this disease, the solution is recommended to avoid taking cola, coffee, chocolate, wine, tea before going to bed, eat regularly, eat lightly, and pay attention to improving the sleep environment, which is conducive to reducing the state of brain excitement.

4. Frequent nightmares may be caused by cerebral arterial insufficiency, which has a lot to do with the stenosis of the vertebrobasilar artery and the internal carotid artery system, which will cause insufficient blood supply to the cerebral arteries, and transient cerebral ischemia during sleep, resulting in nightmares. It is also possible that there is an autonomic nervous disorder, if it is severe, anxiety, forgetfulness, insomnia may occur, try not to think too much before going to bed at night, you can drink a glass of warm milk, which can not only increase the body's nutrition, but also promote the quality of sleep.