[genuinruby]

#1019529

Does anyone have nightmares and feel that the frequency in which they have them, is a connection to Graves? I ask, because I have had more nightmares in the past year and a half than I had in the previous 30 years altogether. When I can finally "wake", the main thing I notice is an increased heart rate. I assume, from the adrenalin.

[James]

#1072261

My personal experience was similar. Nightmares and more appropriately extremely vivid dreams and the increased frequency of these dreams were all to common when my thyroid levels became elevated or even slightly elevated (I can’t speak to HYPO-T though). To this day, I use the “dream factor” as a barometer for my thyroid health (among other things of course). Everyone is different and some people may not experience dreams with fluctuating Thyroid levels. This was definitely something very common in my case though. My normal dream activity is such that I DO dream occasionally, but I seldom remember the dream thereafter. While hyper, I remembered every detail in Technicolor and often times they were Nightmares (not always though). Frequency was WAY up too. If you are in the early part of your therapy and still adjusting to find the appropriate Thyroid Hormone level, this wouldn’t surprise me. Of course there are other factors that could influence dream/nightmare activity. Your Dr. may have some further insights as to what those may be.

Wishing you better dreams and a return to good health,

James

[belldandy112]

#1072262

I was asked/told about vivid dreams/nightmares but never had any myself when I was out of remission. I did have them when I took Melatonin (when living in Alaska) to get to sleep and during times of personal stress. Otherwise, if I dream, I don’t remember it.

I suspect that the quality of one’s dreams probably depends on what’s floating around in your subconscious. I don’t claim to understand dreams that much. I do know that when my best friend and father died, I had vivid dreams for about a year, some good, some bad, some very tender and sad. So I’ve no doubt that the worries in one’s daily life finagle a way out if they aren’t dealt with. But how many of us are that proficient in that we are able to do so? I know that I’m not.

((Hugs))

Melissa
Austin, TX

[Mickey65]

#1072263

Since I started on Synthroid about 10 days ago, I’ve been having some pretty wild dreams, and some nightmares too. I wonder if it’s the hormones?

[hyperm]

#1072264

Hey I never thought anything of it until you posted but after the thyroid storm I have been having bad dreams and really busy dreams – I wonder if it is down to the adrenaline and the increase in metabolism etc…

Hmm very interesting – although scary for you. Thankfully my dreams are settling now – as are my levels! ” title=”Wink” />

mx

[genuinruby]

#1072265

Thank you to those who responded, your insight is greatly appreciated. For a little more clarification, I dream every night, vividly, in color, always have, and yes, events of the day do entwine themselves in my dream stories. The "nightmares" I refer to are a series of dreams, all different, with a common theme. That I have had off and on since I was 17–I always wake up screaming. Yes, I have consulted with a therapist about this. I posed my question to this group because I noticed that the frequency of these particular dreams has increased extremely. I may have had one of these kind of dreams every 8-9 months or even go a year with out having one…but since I have been diagnoised with graves (one and a half years) I have been having them more and more often to where I am now having them at least once a week and sometimes more ofton. And believe me if there was a rhyme or reason why or when they choose to occure I would have found it by now. I do know that when I was in hypo-mode due to the anti thyroid medication the dreams were rare. This is why I was wondering if anyone else experienced something similar to this. Thanks again. Ruby

[hyperm]

#1072266

OK take it back I am having awful dreams the last few nights. However, I have been more active the last few days and feeling rather "hyper" as in wooohoooo over drive.. I wonder if it is due to an increase in adrenaline etc…

I remember my endo telling me that after I had been ill recently that my thyroid was making my mind think I was at a party all the time and I couldn’t come down from that because of it producing so much hormones etc at that stage…. So i guess that could be an explanation for "an over active mind".

It must be horrible for you to have recurrent nightmares and therefore you must be feeling shattered in the morning!

Could you possibly try a form of relaxation before bed time to see if that helps?

M x

[Madame_X]

#1072267

About 3 days before my diagnosis was made, I had a whole night full of very bad dreams. And about a month ago, I had a slew of them (2 days after my dosage of methimazole was decreased).

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