Night sweats & vivid dreams
I've been getting night sweats for around 18 months now (I am 40 next month), when I have them I am freezing, yet soaking. They are often accompanied by restlessness and nightmares or vivid dreams, where I'm either shouting out or complaining (as if I dont do enough when I'm awake!) or more recently I have started lashing out and hitting my partner. At these points in the dream I am starting to awake (which will be several times in a night) but I'm still in the dream if you know what I mean - therefore, I know I am doing my actions, but it's only when I'm fully awake I realise it's part of my dream. I've had a contraceptive implant put in my arm which has settled it down a bit, but I'm still getting them. I know it's a part of getting older, but the dreams are quite disturbing.
In addition to the above, I work, follow a reasonably healthy diet, drink in moderation once a week. I am more overweight than I've been before, however, I'm not obese, or even overly fat. I have been receiving treatment for depression and I am on anti-depressants, however, I've been feeling great and I am ready to start the process of coming off them. I've had the sweats for quite a while however, the dreams have probably only started in the past year or so.
Thanks in advance