Posted by HappyGirl on February 13, 2005, at 13:22:25
In reply to bad dreams, posted by fionam on February 13, 2005, at 2:53:32
Hi:
I had several 'bad' dreams when I started a VERY first psycho.-med., the Depakote for my Bp II. They were all very 'scary' dreams, as if I was trapped in the very corner of the building and someone chasing and trying to grab my neck. I often ended up 'screaming' and made quite 'frightening sounds' all corners in the room where I was sleeping. I totally attributed this, bad dreams to the Depakote.Afterwards, I had some 'bad dreams' on my initial dosage of the Trazodone, however it went away with time as my system started to adjust this med. Now, after all this experience, the Trazodone is one of my 'most' favorite meds. next to the Zyprexa. The Zyprexa is also a 'life-saver' due to my dx with Bp II, however in the beginng, it caused me to 'hang-over' next day, even a small dosage, the 2.5 mg. Then, I truly hesitate to suggest you to take one UNLESS all 'sleeping-aids' are exhausted.
In my guess through my personal experience, ... 'terrible/bad dreams' are somehow related to your 'unstable' chemicals in the brain, ... or your brain-chemicals are still adjusting 'foreign substances/psycho.-meds.' In my case, the 'bad dreams' started less and less as my Bp has been stabilized. However, I have no concrete evidence and proof to claim this theory. Just through my 'personal' experience over the years.
H.G.
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