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What Causes Nightmares In A Bedridden Patient?
My wife is bedridden, on 3 liters oxygen full time, has controlled diabeties (metformin), history of crohns and COPD, hypertension. She has become very confused, has nightmares, and sees people and things not there. also can not stay awake. she is 62 years old, and grossly obeese
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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As u r suffering from multiple medical conditions,Some medications disturb REM pattern of sleep ,which cn cause nightmares.Even underlying depression or anxiety can cause nightmares. Being bed ridden your sleep wake rhythm may most probably be disturbed.
it's my advise to hv proper sleep wake schedule with relaxation exercises like meditation ,which can be practised despite being bed ridden . But if still nightmares are distressing for u , u cn be put on some medications to regularise ur sleep wake rhythm after proper assessment
Regards
As u r suffering from multiple medical conditions,Some medications disturb REM pattern of sleep ,which cn cause nightmares.Even underlying depression or anxiety can cause nightmares. Being bed ridden your sleep wake rhythm may most probably be disturbed.
it's my advise to hv proper sleep wake schedule with relaxation exercises like meditation ,which can be practised despite being bed ridden . But if still nightmares are distressing for u , u cn be put on some medications to regularise ur sleep wake rhythm after proper assessment
Regards
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