KPBS San Diego: Dr. Barry Krakow Discusses Nightmares
April 29th, 2010 | 
Author: by Angela Carone, Maureen Cavanaugh of KPBS
When Do Nightmares Become A Sleep Disorder?
One in 20 adults in the US complain of disturbing dreams, and more than twice that many children and adolescents also experience frequent nightmares, yet few chronic nightmare sufferers imagine that it is a treatable problem. We’ll talk about nightmares with leading sleep disorder specialist Dr. Barry Krakow.
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I am a 55 yr old mail who has been plagued by “nightmares” for at least 25 years. !0 yrs. ago i was diagnosed as permanently disabled due to Orthopedic injuries. As i have gotten older the dreams have gone from terrifying, bloody, violent episodes to long, drawn out “movies” of severe sadness that i cannot shake. I had a titanium plate put in my neck [c4-c5] in 2000 because my body rejects metals. Well, 12 yrs later it is trying to reject this also.Scans have shown small growths from the plate pushing down on my spinal chord. Wrong move, and i can be temporarily paralysed on my left side. Since the plate is when the dreams changed and have become constant. I take 1mg.of Clonopin nitely, but it doesn’t seem to help. These sad dreams are slowly breaking me and i don’t know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edward D. Spencer