Posted by Wendy B. on July 19, 2001, at 9:32:03
In reply to Re: Do nightmares and mental illness have a connection, posted by Glenn Fagelson on July 19, 2001, at 0:17:27
> Hi Kingfish,
>
> My dreams have usually been unpleasant;
> there is not a doubt in my mind that my
> meds cause my unpleasant dreams and
> nightmares.
> GlennGlenn, I was going to add that, too, meds definitely affect dreaming and REM sleep. My meds earlier in the year (effexor) were causing me to have lots of weird scenes in dreams, and some nightmares where I woke up, startled. Off that, and now on neurontin, among other things, I couldn't have dreams at all at the 1200 mg dose at bedtime. Since then, I've cut that in half, and dreams are coming back.
Also, don't you all think that people who are in the therapy/meds scene are already examining their lives & dreams anyway, so it's kinda natural. Anyway, I don't think of myself as 'mentally ill,' or crazy or bonkers or mad or whatever. I consider myself more sane than the rest of my family, or most other people, for example, because at least I'm trying to address the issues of my depression and bipolar stuff, not cover then up with alcohol or denial or workaholism or all the other things people use to keep their heads buried in the sand.
More anon,
Wendy
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