Posted by Racer on October 5, 2004, at 13:16:27
In reply to Re: My best guess..., posted by saw on October 5, 2004, at 1:32:55
One listed is "VIVID DREAMS" -- for me, that was Techinicolor nightmares with every demon from my Fear Closet at once. They were terrible, and I couldn't wake up, either. (Thankfully, they did fade after the depression improved.)
Also, after years of nightmares, I did learn to wake myself up during the dreams, although on the Effexor alone I couldn't do that. It's hard to learn, and I can't tell you how I did it, but it is possible. One key for me was to learn to recognize signs that this was going to be a nightmare, because it was much easier to wake up before the horrors really got going. Once I was all the way in the horror show, it was much harder to wake up, and I had as much of the physical aftereffects as if I hadn't woken at all.
Hope that helps a little.
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