my husband is having bad nightmares?

Question

so much so that he is afraid to go to sleep can anyone help please.

Answer 1

Has your husband started taking Beta Blockers for blood pressure??? These are well known to cause nightmares.Adults who experience repeated nightmares that become a significant problem should seek help.
Anxiety or stress are the most common cause: a major life event precedes the onset of nightmares in 60% of cases
illness with a fever
death of a loved one (bereavement)
adverse reaction to or side effect of a drug
recent withdrawal from a drug such as sleeping pills
effect of alcohol or excessive alcohol consumption
abrupt alcohol withdrawal
breathing disorder in sleep (sleep apnea)
sleep disorders (narcolepsy, sleep terror disorder)
If you are under severe stress, you should seek out the support of friends and relatives. Talking about what is on your mind can really help. Also, following a regular energetic fitness routine, using aerobic exercise if possible, will help. You will find that you will be able to fall asleep faster, benefit from deeper sleep, and wake up feeling more refreshed. Learn techniques to reduce muscle tension (relaxation therapy), this will also help reduce your anxiety.
Practice good sleep hygiene. Avoid long-term use of tranquilizers, and avoid caffeine and other stimulants.
If you noticed that your nightmares started shortly after you began taking a new medication, contact your health care provider. He or she will advise you on how to discontinue that medication if necessary and recommend an alternative.

Answer 2

He needs some treatment fairly quickly. Sleep deprevation can be very dangerous especially if hubby drives a car or operates machinery in his job.
He probably needs to see a psychology (Behavioural Cogntive Therapy is excellent) or psychiatrist to help him sort out the cause of his sleep problems. Fisrt stop is the GP for referral on the NHS. It may take a while to go thru that process so if you can afford it I would suggest a couple of private sessions before that comes thru.

Answer 3

Try getting him to change his sleeping position. If I sleep flat on my back I can practically guarantee that I will have a 'waking nightmare' (still awake enough to know it's not real, eyes open and everything, asleep enough to have trouble waking). If I sleep on my front or side, no nightmares. Won't work for everybody but give it a try.

Answer 4

i know this sounds weird but is your husband doing drugs?i used to be a regular ecstacy user and always used to suffer from bad nightmares,sometimes up to a week after using.drugs do have these sort of side-effects as some of my friends have had the same experiences.what-ever the cause for your husbands nightmares,i hope they get sorted out.good luck.

Answer 5

Ask him not to go to bed immediately after food. The night diet should be light. Also Make a practice of praying to god before going to bed. Think plesent things while on bed. Bad nightmares wont appear then.

Answer 6

Take him to a psyciatrist. If something bad has happened to him recently to trigger the nightmares then he could be suffering from post dramatic stress. Whatever the scenario get him to your doctor.

Answer 7

Write down this Indian Cure Mantra.
RAMA SKANDAM HANUMANTAM
YI NE TE NI RUKODA NAM
SMI NE NITYAM
DUS SWAPNAM
TA SYA NIT TE TEY.
Let him sat it when he goes to bed ( to be said daily )

Answer 8

Maybe he needs to talk to a psychologist.That is not at all normal for an adult.

Answer 9

what is the nightmare's name... is she 19 and blonde?...

Answer 10

Yeah take the mask off , it is a mask , is'nt it !