Health Tip: Nightmares Keeping You Up?
July 29, 2009, 2:18 PM ET
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July 30 -- (HealthDay News) -- While nightmares mostly affect children, even adults have an occasional bad dream.
Why do nightmares happen? The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of possible causes:
Being stressed or anxious, often resulting from a significant life event.Withdrawing too quickly from alcohol use, or drinking too much alcohol.Having a sleep disorder, such as narcolepsy.Being sick with a fever.Having a side effect or reaction to a drug.Eating too close to bedtime, which raises your metabolism and increases brain activity.