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Do you have nightmares?
Periodically (once or twice/month) I have nightmares and wake up screaming at the top of my lungs. I dont remember the dream, but my pet rabbit gets very upset and he thumps up a storm when this happens.
Do you have nightmares? Do you think they may be related to PD or the meds you take for PD?
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Hi Jean, yes I do about once or twice a week they are very vivid and frightening! Mine started about two years before being diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
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wow, that is interesting Marcus. Hard to say if they are related to PD. i am at the pint in my life where I blame any unexplained thing my body does is related to PD. lol
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Yes I have some very strange dreams. My husband usually wakes me up by talking in a normal tone and reasoning with me. I had a dream recently about a pair of shorts that I had years ago—a pair of shorts! I really feel embarrassed telling you guys this it seems nuts. I had a dream about my husband holding my new little grandson—no matter how much I begged him, he just wouldn’t give me the baby—he calmed me down and convinced me that all was fine. Other nights I sleep without dreaming. I’ve always dreamed but have never had such strange—complex story lines
since I’ve been diagnosed with PD
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hi Victoria, thanks for sharing. Thw dream where your husband wouldnt give you your grandson sounds like an anxiety dream. Is it recurring? The shorts dream is funny, were you thinking about summer clothes that day 🙂
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Don’t feel embarrassed, Victoria! Last night I dreamt I was being chased by a giant polar bear and the news was calling it a terrorist attack. I ended up fleeing to China. Dreams don’t always make sense and nightmares are often especially weird!! Thanks for sharing.
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Victoria, Congrats on your first grandchild!
I dream in color as well but my nightmares are very dark, always a malevolent force hovering over me.
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No not a recurring theme. At least for now. But then again— this is my first grandchild, so anxiety is bound to be factored in somewhere
The shorts dream was just plain weird—right down to the color—chartreuse was a hot color in the 70’s. And, that was a very long time ago.
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I have experienced waking up screaming from nightmares . I forgot to tell you. My hubby is very patient with me. At first I scared him to death but he knows how to handle the situation now. It could be the meds or just the way PD screws with the brain. I’ll be interested to know how many more people have this symptom and weigh in on the question.
Thanks
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pd does screw with the brain, no question. what i find interesting is before i was diagnosed with pd, i could not scream when the malevolent prescence was hovering over me. i tried , but nothing came out. now, i can scream go figure…
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Jean and Ally:
Polar bears—now I don’t feel so bad!
Not to minimize the experience—I’ve felt that malevolent presence as well. My husband says I keep yelling, who is it?? Get out. All nightmares are not created equal.
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Victoria, agreed..
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