Posted by Elizabeth on June 6, 2001, at 21:09:32
In reply to Re: trazodone, REM sleep, etc., posted by Thrud on June 5, 2001, at 6:35:56
> >I have REM sleep behaviour disorder (or a variant thereof), in which muscle tone is maintained during REM sleep (this is abnormal), so that I act out my dreams physically.
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> Steer clear of kickboxing dreams! ;)Never had kickboxing dreams, but I have attacked others who happened to be present during my "episodes." Jumping out of bed is the other common consequence of this that leads to awakenings.
> Maybe I would switch to bourbon, just to be safe...
Do what you think is best, but you really don't need to deprive yourself seriously in order to take MAOIs (unless you're like a friend of mine who likes to drink soy sauce -- yikes).
> > > In some ways I seem to have quite an atypical response to ADs. Dang.
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> > Atypical how?
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> Two areas specifically. The first is the vivid dreaming, so intense it can bust through the strongest of sedating ADs and are always associated with negative emotions (like your "anxiety dreams"?).Maybe. My "anxiety dreams" tend to have a fight-or-flight thing going on. How about your vivid dreams? What kind of emotions do you find associated with them?
> The second is sexual dysfunction. I get very significant problems even from those that aren't *supposed* to give you any problem. For someone who was probably hypersexual before I had to take medication, it has been a very bitter blow.
Which ADs caused sex problems for you that you didn't expect?
> That is another reason I am not really interested in MAOIs: with the exception of selegiline they have a reputation for that side effect.
My impression has been that Nardil is much likelier to cause problems in that realm than Parnate is. FWIW.
> I'll have my impotence with beer rather than without, thanks. ;)
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-elizabeth
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