Posted by sarita0001 on November 8, 2003, at 13:38:13
In reply to Meds and nightmares/anxiety/abnormal dreaming, posted by john1022 on November 8, 2003, at 12:43:50
Hi John,
I recently stopped lithium carbonate and the weird dreams and sleep stuff stopped too. For several years, I would often wake up suddenly while, usually right before I went in to a deep sleep, while on lithium. Sometimes the dream that accomplanied that was a dream that I was falling or that something was coming at me and then I would wake up. Really weird! I always thought that was just me but I think it was the meds. I have only been off a month so i'll be looking to see if it happens again.
I recently started Prozac and have been having some funky dreams but I have only been med free for 3 weeks in 7 years, so I can't figure out what is me and what the meds are. I am pretty sure about the lithium and the sleep effects.
Hope this helps.
Sara
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