I've been out of the service for over 25 years. I still wake up to this recurring nightmare that I have orders to go to Turkey.
Yes I was there for over a year but WHY do I nightmares about that place.
Anybody else have this problem?
I know Vietnam Vets have nightmares -- my hat is off to each and everyone of you who served.
What about the rest of you?
2007-03-16 05:18:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In-country Viet Nam vet and retired Navy here. I have never had night mares about Viet Nam, in fact I don't ever remember dreaming about my time there, but I do still have dreams of being back in the Navy (retired in '85). I guess it is caused a lot because I work with foreign navies and work near a Navy shipyard and see sailors and ships a lot.
A friend from my school days did 2 and a part of a 3rd tour in Viet Nam until his helo was hit. He had no problems until he joined the VFW and got around all those old war horses. He left Viet Nam in 1969 and until the early 80's he had no problems. When he became a VFW member, he started drinking heavy and thrashing in his sleep. It got so bad his wife slept in the guest room many nights. I urged her to get him to get out of the VFW. However, he was post commander for 11 or 12 years. He was in Salt Lake City at a VFW convention a couple of years ago and died in his sleep. He was 57, had a bronze star, several air medals and many others awards.
2007-03-16 16:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I can't speak from personal experience, but the 3 Vietnam vets I know personally haven't had nightmares in a long time. It was something that some of them had a problem with when they first got home, but it just sort went away with time.
2007-03-16 05:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by Curt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vietnam 67 - nightmares, flashbacks, startle responses, panic attacks about 4 nights per week since about 1975
2007-03-16 05:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was diagnosed with severe PTSD before the VA even recognized it as compensable. They have a drug called Trazadone which seems to target the brain patterns caused by PTSD. It does well on the nightmares while allowing you the wet dreams.
2007-03-16 05:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad just died at 83 years old.He had nightmares sense 1945.
I finally got service connected disability for him after almost 50 years of denial by the VA,douchbags.
2007-03-16 05:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My dad (Vietnam Vet) still has nightmares and so does my husband and 2 of my breothers-in-law (OIF Vets)
2007-03-16 08:53:43 · answer #6 · answered by My little girl is here!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an OIF veteran and sometimes I will wake up to panic attacks. I would goto the VA and talk to someone about it. They're there the vets!!!
2007-03-16 05:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by Arnold 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but that was due to a bad night of partying down on Victory Drive.... LoL.
(Army Infantry inside joke.)
2007-03-16 05:55:13 · answer #8 · answered by Flip W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, oef, ex wife, the devil, they all give me nightmares to the point i dont want to sleep, im pretty much a wreck, yes they are there
2007-03-16 06:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't remember my dreams or nightmares.
2007-03-16 05:24:29 · answer #10 · answered by mikehunt29 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋