Dreaming is only a symptom, whether it needs treatment, the cause of the disease, the degree of symptoms and the duration of the disease.
The most typical and common manifestation of multiple dreams is that the sleep state is obviously poor, and the dreams are continuous and varied throughout the night.
If the patient has mild symptoms, no special treatment is required:
The duration of dreams is not long: usually within 1 month;
No obvious discomfort: Although there may be dizziness, fatigue, inattention, low mood, etc., the feeling of self has little impact on the body and life.
If the patient has severe symptoms and prolongs their duration, they should be treated promptly:
In addition to dizziness, fatigue, inattention, low mood and other symptoms, there may also be amenorrhea, neurasthenia, anxiety, depression and other diseases;
Longer course of illness: more than 1 month.
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For patients who need treatment, they should go to the neurology department or sleep specialist to find the reasons behind it, and check for causes such as sleep apnea syndrome, depression, anxiety, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.
Then, targeted treatment is carried out according to the cause, such as dreams caused by long-term depression or anxiety, excessive psychological burden, and the need to take antidepressant drugs such as mirtazapine and trazodone at the same time as psychological counseling.
It should be noted that patients with mild symptoms should not take hypnotic sedatives on their own. If the symptoms of dreaming cannot be improved by adjusting life and relaxing the mood, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to further clarify the cause; if it is a patient who needs treatment, you should strictly follow the doctor's instructions.
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Kai Li is the deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurology
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