Good evening @peggioh, thanks for responding. Let's see where we are in our sharing and where we may be able to go from here.

About those nightmares, are you being attacked or injured? Are you attacking someone yourself? Do they always start the same way? I haven't done any dream analysis in ages so I am not confident about the causes in the first place or the reasons that they exit. I was beaten by my husband at the time and ended up in the ER on several occasions. That may be why the nightmares took so long to leave me alone. Although I remember the issues, I have never had another dream.

So....let's uncover another option to consider and one I have been actively pursuing for 10 years. After being diagnosed with SFN, one of my nurse friends introduced me to Medical Cannabis. For example, I replaced the Nortriptyline with a tincture dosage composed of 2:1 CBD/THC. Taken about 45 minutes before bedtime, it helps me fall asleep and stay asleep until morning. No longer do my SFN symptoms keep me awake at night or wake me up early in the morning.

For daytime control of the numbness and pain, I use a 1:1 CBD/THC tincture. I also use either a 1:3 CBD/THC topical for acute discomfort on my hands, wrists, and sometimes feet or a 3:1 CBD/THC for the chronic daily situation with my hands in particular.

Have you tried any medical cannabis? Do you live where it is legally and readily available?

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris