Topic: Are nightmares more common in children with lyme?
tickbattler
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We don't know if my son has lyme, as he only has a few suspicious symptoms. But it seems that several times a week he talks in his sleep saying "no" and half-crying. I wonder if this is normal. My other kids don't do it. Did this happen to anyone's child with lyme?
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How old is your son? Young children frequently relive the stressors of their day through bad dreams. Can you tell if it's truly nightmares or night terrors?
I don't know if nightmares are more common in children with Lyme, but I do know that nightmares are common in children, even if their siblings never had them.
On the other hand, anxiety is common in children with Lyme, and nightmares can sometimes be a manifestation of anxiety.
What other suspicious symptoms does your son have?
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Geneal
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Both of mine had frequent nightmares prior to starting treatment.
I can't offer that it is Lyme specific.
We all had nightmares after Katrina.
Any other symptoms?
Hugs,
Geneal
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tickbattler
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Thanks all for your responses. My son's symptoms are listed in the my recent post asking for opinions on my 4 year old's Igenex test results.
Most of his symptoms can be those of someone without Lyme, so it is very difficult to determine if he has it.
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Both of my kids have congenital Lyme. My son doesnt have any nightmares, but my 6 year old daughter seems to have nightterrors most nights. Dont know if it is the Lyme or not....but her sleep has gotten better with treatment.
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They suspect I've had Lyme since I was little.
I've lived with nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking, and sleep talking, especially in my younger years.
None of my siblings have experienced the same.
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lymeladyinNY
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My son tested positive by PCR at age 10 months. He screamed in his sleep for three years. My LLMD was very concerned, said it was a symptom of Lyme infection.
He was treated w/antibiotics for three years and now no longer screams but he's still a restless sleeper.
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Cass A
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Don't know about it being a Lyme symptom, but you can help his sleep with B vitamins and B1, along with some calcium/magnesium and Vit. C.
There are many calcium/magnesium products that are either liquid or a powder that mixes with hot water to make a liquid. Also, you can get Vit. C crystals cheap and add them in to any liquid.
I personally haven't looked for B Complex as a liquid or B1.
Best,
Cass A
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Rianna
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Its strange I was just going to ask were they night Terrors or nightmares and I noted you mentioned Night Terrors.
Night Terros are very common in children that have Lyme and co-infections. Ask your LLMD to run the Neuroscience panel for children this gives the chemical balances that can cause these tight terrors - here is the company information, if you want to PM me I can contact the doctor that leads this company as I know him:-
Go to the 'Kidzone' Section and look for the Child Neurotransmitter Profile- 9700 hopefully your LLMD will know this lab as I have seen amazing work done by there protocols, all using natural products, neurotransmitter precursors, modulators and enzymatic cofactors
Hope that helps Rianna
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I don't know about kids, but one of my more annoying symptoms is screaming nightmares. I wake in the middle of the night yelling at the top of my lungs becuase of a terrifying dream. So, it's possible it's a symptom for your child as well.
Good luck. It's a very disturbing symptom, and I'm being sent for a sleep study for both this and my horrible insomnia.
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