Nightmares

[Valentina98]

Hey Everyone

I'm not one to suffer nightmares but I woke up after basically re living my heart attack, I woke up panicking thinking I was having another heart attack. Once I fully woke up and realised it was a dream I felt better.

But wow that was intense

V x

[Callie456]

You poor thing, nightmares can be incredibly intense and feel so real! I too have had some nightmares since my heart attack and starting heart medications 3 months ago, just about random things, not my heart attack itself.

For me I think it is the beta blocker, but it's not possible for me to stop that one, so I'm hoping my body just gets used to it and settles down.

I usually try to open my eyes and look around the room, reassure myself that it was a dream and that I'm safe and ok. Sometimes getting up and having a drink or snack can help calm the nerves down afterwards too.

Your body and mind are probably trying to process things, it's very early days for you with all that's happened and it's been a traumatic experience.

I think bad dreams and nightmares are understandable, though upsetting and definitely not nice!

Hoping for pleasant dreams for you xxx

[Hrty]

I have been having the weirdest and most vivid dreams since my HA back in November. Thankfully not that scary. I blame it on one of the new meds. Stopped bisoprolol and lansoprazole a while back so can't be one of them. That leaves Atorvastatin, clopidogrel or what may or may not be dapgwhatsit.

[Anon2023]

hi. I think my meds bring on very vivid dreams. Some of them are ok but some are horrible. I dream most nights and wake up feeling the after effects all day. It sounds like you’ve had a really awful one but they can’t hurt you. You are back on the road to recovery xxx

[Hidden]

Hello

I am not surprised V that you had a nightmare and yes they do feel so real and what a relief when we wake up to realise that it is not happening really but after everything you have been through in such a short time let's hope it was a one of and even if you have another in time they will fade

Hope you have an Egg left to make you feel a bit better for the rest of the day x

[Hidden]

Hello you

I started with what you could call nightmares and soon they became just lucid vivid dreams that I must admit I really enjoy.

They are colourful, memorable and consist of memories both good and bad that combine into this breathtaking trippy time.

Without doubt it is down to the medication in my case { take your pick which one }

When it first started I was shocked waking up after what I thought was a whole night of sleep to find only an hour had passed.

I was as awake as if I had had a full eight hours worth including dreams { rem sleep }

Now everything has settled into an enjoyable experience

I hope the same for you x

[Yumz199725]

Aw v sorry to hear 💔

[Cavalierrubie]

Probably a combination of several things for you. It has been a very traumatic and stressful time for you so it is understandable that you are having a reaction. Your body, mind and nervous system will know what it’s doing at this time for you to recover physically and mentally. Medication plays it’s part as well. Hope it doesn’t happen again, but if it does try not to let it upset you and remember we have had the same and are still here to tell the tale. X

[Westie2012]

After a traumatic cardiac event I imagine many of us have experienced nightmares and flashbacks , I know I did and took me a while to recover mentally from my own very traumatic hospital stay due to a serious heart infection that could have been fatal . My gp said I had ptsd and I felt I did . Hope you sleep better tonight xx

[DaleMarch4HA2023]

I started having nightmares... my cardiac nurse said it was likely my statins.. as they mess your brain up... under her instructuon I have them earlier now.. not very late on... and it has worked. Much better sleeping now.

[Digger0]

The human brain is an odd thing. It keeps us alive, makes us who we are but can also throw the odd spanner in the works as in nightmares etc. Hopefully your body will get used to your meds and the nightmares will stop.

[Hidden]

Heart meds for sure bring on vivid dreams. I had a plane crash the other night. Fully died in it. urgh was awful. But I have also had those HA dreams too. Aniexity also brings them on. Your not alone on this.