Posted by Elizabeth on February 2, 2002, at 14:08:59
In reply to Got Another Question for You, Manowar, posted by IsoM on February 2, 2002, at 2:18:03
> Here's my question: Has modafinil decreased the amount you dream at all? Or do you remember dreams much?
Provigil really is just a wakefulness-promoting drug and isn't the most effective treatment for narcolepsy since it doesn't help with other narcolepsy symptoms. The most effective antinarcolepsy drugs are REM suppressors.
> I don't know if you've ever shown symptoms of narcolepsy or how your dreams even are, but frequent dreaming seems to be part of my make-up. As soon as I'm dropping off, my dreaming starts.
That's often seen in narcolepsy; it's called sleep-onset REM sleep (SOREMS) -- REM sleep beginning within 20 minutes of sleep onset. In some people with depression REM latency is decreased, but not nearly to the degree that it is in people with narcolepsy.
> Maybe someone who can't remember their dreams would love to have more dreams, but I seem to spend so much time in REM sleep.
MAOIs and some tricyclics (amitriptyline, protriptyline) can help with this, as can amphetamine.
-elizabeth
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