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Sleeping problem/nightmares

I have had threatment to kill the thyroid gland (20 years ago) and have been taking levoxyl (currently 75mcg), and Cytomel (currently 5mcg),  I am having very hard time sleeping where 1) when I get up in the moring I feel like I never slept, 2) I have nightmares almost every night.  I have seen a sleep Dr. and awaiting results.  Any relation between tyoid levels and sleep problems, especially nightmares?  Any suggestions?
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I feel the same way. I've had them for about a year. Have Hashimoto's and Bartonella/Lyme/Babesia. My doc said it was the Bartonella, but my other Bart symptoms are going away and the terrors aren't.

I've been taking Lorazepam because it is the only way that I can fade out the dreams somewhat. If I'm lucky and take enough, I won't dream at all (or at least remember the next morning). But now my memory is getting really bad, like I can't remember what happened yesterday-- the doc says its from long-term use of lorazepam. So I stopped taking it and they are back: grisly terrors, with a level of violence I could never have thought I was capable of even imagining. (I watch McGyver and Murder She Wrote, where you never see anyone really die or get hurt, and my job is mostly paperwork.) Sometimes I know that I'm in a dream, but it is still terrifying because I can't pull myself out/wake myself up.

It's begun affecting my work-- big time. Anybody else out there know what to do?
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I have graves disease, was just diagnosed a few weeks ago, however have been hyper thyroid for 6months to a year. I was quite a dreamer before this, I could dream realistic dreams, wake up and go back to the spot I left off later. So now, I have graves disease, I have severe mood swings, rage and crying... mostly hysterical. My doc put me on a sedative lorazapam. I don't take it all the time, as I Hasbro just started it and am trying it out. I have for the past month or so, I have HORRIFYING nightmares.  So realistic I don't realize I'm sleeping .... I have them about real life situations, like I was convinced my boyfriend was cheating and that I lost my job, to recently, zombies and plague, with graphic images, nausea and fear that feels so real that I an afraid to get out of bed for fear the zombies will hear me. I feel like I'm losing my mind. I thought perhaps the sedatives have caused this, however from reading I realize they are not the cause. Has anyone figured out how to make them stop? O had to call out of work today from lack of sleep, and back pain from struggling in my sleep, headache. This disease is ruining my life.
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My TSH is up a bit (2.89 a week ago) and back comes the 'returning nightmares' lastnight.
I honestly thought I was over them.
Seems the 'hypo' does have something to do with it.
I'm not due for bloods again until next week.
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676032 tn?1315674063
I get the nightmares! They feel so real and scare the c*ap out of me. Iv hypothyroidism and its horrible...
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that is so interesting because I have hypothyroidism and kept having the most horrible night terrors and nightmares when my tsh is high. I bet this is a correlation.
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I have sleep problems as well and am seeing a dr at a sleep clinic. I am not sure where this will take me, but I am willing to try, as I am very tired.

I have Hashimotos- no meds as yet......waiting on last US.

What has ur sleep dr say ??

Good luck
Godspeed
"selma"
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