Even with medication my wife has multiple nightmares. When I hear her I wake her up . At times she'll even call me for help from the depths of her nightmares.

I tell her she's safe; she's not at her parents home; she has a family, etc. What also helps is if I can get her to open her eyes and see her surroundings. At times she's in so deep I have to give her permission for example to open her mouth and stop eating the soap.

The nightmares always effect her the next day.