User blog comment:Sgt. S.S./Are dragons possibly too much of a challenge?/@comment-4692902-20120302225542

I heard Bethesda actually scaled DOWN the difficulty from the first demo, personally, no, I don't think they are too much of a challenge, but you do need to prepare yourself by leveling sufficiently and stocking up on the right supplies. Unfortunately, it sounds like you did not do the former. I am an adept level mage.