Posted by dreamer on January 28, 2001, at 17:12:20
In reply to Re: effexor and nightmares, posted by PatJ. on January 27, 2001, at 19:59:20
> > can anyone please help?
> > starting to enter the depressive phase of bi-polar,and i get such horrific nightmares that put me on edge all day i know its the effexor my doctor said its usuall to get this problem while coming off the drug but it happens while on it especially as i get ill.
> > ive heard of ambien is it addictive?
> > im kinda messed up right now
>
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> Hi Dreamer,
> I am in the same boat as you with the nightmares. They are horrible and several times a week, and very long and extremely disturbing. You can compare them to the Psycho movie. I stay up very late at times to avoid going to sleep. Taking a tranquilizer seems to help but I don't want to take them that much. I wonder if there is an antinightmare drug?! I'm giggling here but they do seem to have a drug for everything. I have never tried ambian but then I have the tranquilizers to help. I don't find them the best answer either. I hope you can get some relief and I can, too. I wasn't sure the effexor was doing it but it makes sense now.
> > dreamerHello PatJ
Been through Dr Bobs tips and came across a pill called Clonidine[0.1mg] thats supposed to help with nightmares from effexor so I'll search to find out more about it
All other SSRI's have always provided such pleasant dreams so it has to be the effexor,i suppose if anxiety is reduced to such a great extent it has to leak out somehow.
All the best,dreamer
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