Posted by jay on October 10, 2001, at 19:40:58
In reply to Neurontin and odd dreams, posted by Dinah on October 9, 2001, at 17:19:46
Hi Dinah:
Yes, I had nasty dreams on Neurontin...no matter how small the dose. In fact, this seems the way (for me) with most anticonvulsants. They seem to keep you locked in the "dream phase" of sleep, and I have odd ones that are honestly so vivid, and feel *so* real, it scares the heck out of me.
I do understand a good dose of benzos can help keep these away, though. I wish I could be of more help...
Jay
> I tried Neurontin 100 mg twice a day for about a week. The nights did me in. I often have trouble sleeping in the early morning, but with Neurontin I had the most vivid dreams. The dreams led to crazy but compelling ideas that I knew at the time made no real sense, but seemed to be of monumental importance. I wasn't awake but I wasn't asleep either. I couldn't seem to move to wake up completely and shake off the ideas. I was aware while I was partly awake and partly asleep that my back was tightening up to the point of pain. I woke up each morning with a terrible muscle backache.
> During the day, the only problem I noticed was that my head felt kind of thick and heavy, and my thoughts seemed slower. This could have just been the result of the disturbed sleep.
> Has anyone else had these side effects on Neurontin? If so, did they go away and how long did it take? Would it help not to take any at night?
> Most importantly, what was the medication doing to my brain to cause such an odd experience?
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