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Can Testosterone Cause Nightmares?
Question: can testosterone cause nightmares
Brief Answer:
I would need some info
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your question in detail, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best possible way.
Although testosterone is not reported to particularly cause nightmares but it can cause certain un expected changes when treatment is started plus it can cause changes in sleep patterns.
In order to help you better , I would like you to give me some more information,
I will here by ask you some relevant questions to fill up the information gap.
1) Have you recently started it?
2) Did you face symptoms immediately after starting it?
3 ) Is there any other reason you can think of you night mares? any recent event or mental trauma?
4) Are you taking any anxiety or sleep meds?
5) What is the dose to teststerone you are taking?
Waiting for your input
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
M.B.B.S ( Licensed Family practitioner)
Resident M.D.
I would need some info
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your question in detail, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best possible way.
Although testosterone is not reported to particularly cause nightmares but it can cause certain un expected changes when treatment is started plus it can cause changes in sleep patterns.
In order to help you better , I would like you to give me some more information,
I will here by ask you some relevant questions to fill up the information gap.
1) Have you recently started it?
2) Did you face symptoms immediately after starting it?
3 ) Is there any other reason you can think of you night mares? any recent event or mental trauma?
4) Are you taking any anxiety or sleep meds?
5) What is the dose to teststerone you are taking?
Waiting for your input
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
M.B.B.S ( Licensed Family practitioner)
Resident M.D.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have not XXXXXXX on androderm 2mg for several months but the niightmares have gotten worse.I have been placed on prazosin for treatment of PTSD and the nightmares. I started at 1mg hs but nightmares were getting worse so dose was increased toi 2mg. I am currentluy on duloxetine 60mg and have been on it for many years as well as valium2mg,percocet 5-325 1/2 tab2 to 3 times a day. all of the last 3 meds preceeded my nightmares. hope this helps you further, if not let me know.ps the cause of my PTSD was over ten years ago
Brief Answer:
It does not seem to be testosterone causing it.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
Yes you answers were comprehensive details and pretty much relevant they helped me alot to rule in and rule out possible causes in your case.
In my opinion you worsening problem is not caused by testosterone alone, it might be playing a very minor part into it but this is more related to the medicines you are taking for your PTSD.
These medications can have unforeseen side effects in some patients specially if given together, There is no big issue in that though many people which these meds and PTSD do get night mares some can live with them and get too irritated that they want to get a solution of it.
So here you have to decide what you want to do about it. If you can live with them and they are just night mares and not haunting you and not affecting your everyday routine and peace of mind then it's ok other wise talk to your psychiatrist and discuss with him about the medication if he can reconsider your regimen or can change doses or drugs this might help.
Also look into relaxation and deep sleep techniques they do help. This can be made better just needs some time and proper management to be given.
In the end i will again state that in my opinion this does not seem that the problem is causes by testosterone.
I hope you are having a great weekend,
Stay blessed.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
It does not seem to be testosterone causing it.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
Yes you answers were comprehensive details and pretty much relevant they helped me alot to rule in and rule out possible causes in your case.
In my opinion you worsening problem is not caused by testosterone alone, it might be playing a very minor part into it but this is more related to the medicines you are taking for your PTSD.
These medications can have unforeseen side effects in some patients specially if given together, There is no big issue in that though many people which these meds and PTSD do get night mares some can live with them and get too irritated that they want to get a solution of it.
So here you have to decide what you want to do about it. If you can live with them and they are just night mares and not haunting you and not affecting your everyday routine and peace of mind then it's ok other wise talk to your psychiatrist and discuss with him about the medication if he can reconsider your regimen or can change doses or drugs this might help.
Also look into relaxation and deep sleep techniques they do help. This can be made better just needs some time and proper management to be given.
In the end i will again state that in my opinion this does not seem that the problem is causes by testosterone.
I hope you are having a great weekend,
Stay blessed.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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