What causes fear and nausea after getting up from sleep?
Patient: when i wake up in the morning, i can never remember dreams ive had, but they appear in my head as flashbacks, and they scare me, i freak out, cant remember anyone, hide myself in the bathroom.. there is nausea, and it scares me.. the longest lasting attack is RIGHT NOW and its been almost an HOUR.what is WRONG WITH ME Doctor: Hello,If there is no other symptom apart from bad dreams we usually find associated anxiety in that case during daytime as well. You havent mentioned anything apart from dreams in the query. Dreams are part of normal sleep but if they are constantly troublesome then it is found that patient has anxiety disorder as well.In such cases anti anxiety drugs are main treatment modality.if there is no associated anxiety at all then you can get an EEG and sleep study. You may also try relaxation exercise and sedative in low dose for some days. These approaches with individual or combinations usually treat the problem successfully.Nausea is because of the terror which you feel due to dream and subside on its own once the problwm is solved.Good luck.Dr. M GopalMD Neuropsychiatry