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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Cause Nightmares

Does Lipitor cause nightmares?

October 02, 2008
A study published in the British Medical Journal has found that atorvastatin may cause nightmares in some patients. Part of the research detailed the case of a 72-year-old woman who experienced extreme nightmares after beginning the statin therapy. The woman's nightmares ceased after she stopped taking the medicine. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Nightmares Are a Treatable Disorder, Too
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

...illnesses. Some of the more common types of medicines that cause nightmares are antidepressants,... Read more »

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Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder (RBD)
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

Today we're going to talk some more about nightmares, particularly Night Terrors and REM Behavior... Read more »

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The World of Dreams
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...some of her adventures in Wonderland are closer to nightmares than dreams -- grinning cats that... Read more »

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Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...muscular control when in an emotional state (cataplexy), nightmares and hallucinations.  A... Read more »

Health Guide

Nightmares
...men. Eating just prior to going to bed, which raises the body's metabolism and brain activity, may cause nightmares to occur more often. Adults who experience repeated nightmares that become a... Read more »
Repeated nightmares
Repeated nightmares are bad dreams that recur frequently and involve the same theme. Nightmares usually begin before the age of 10 and are considered a normal part of childhood,... Read more »
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...Dream anxiety disorder Symptoms Signs and tests Read more »
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...Nightmares - repeated; Dream anxiety disorder Prevention Read more »
Nightmares
...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... Read more »

Medications

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...nausea, vomiting, headache, numbness, tingling, nightmares) may occur if you suddenly stop... Read more »

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...headache, numbness, tingling, trouble sleeping, nightmares) may occur if you suddenly stop... Read more »

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...(e.g., nausea, vomiting, headache, numbness, tingling, nightmares) may occur if you suddenly... Read more »

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...effects occur: fainting shaking (tremors) nightmares ringing in the ears problems... Read more »

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...effects occur: fainting shaking (tremors) nightmares ringing in the ears problems... Read more »

Related News

Changing or stopping medications can cause more nightmares
October 03, 2008

Stress, medications, and sleep disorders can cause a person to have more nightmares or to wake up out of a nightmare and remember it, according to... Read summary »

Inhaled Chemotherapy
May 05, 2008

NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Osteosarcoma is a rare childhood bone cancer that can be fatal because it spreads to the lungs. But now a new... Read summary »

Study: Women have more, scarier nightmares than men
March 04, 2009

A new British study has found that women have more--and more scary--nightmares than men. In the study, investigators asked 100 women and 93 men to... Read summary »

Bad nightmares may signal suicide symptoms
June 10, 2009

People who are experiencing severe nightmares may be at higher risk for suicide, a new study has found. In a recent experiment, investigators looked... Read summary »

Kinder, Gentler Stem Cell Transplant
May 05, 2008

ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Stem cell transplants can offer hope to people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. But the... Read summary »