steveo
18-03-13, 12:50
I've posted recently about vivid dreams.
I'm aware that SSRI's as well as other medications can cause vivid dreaming etc.
So for the past 2 and a half months since being back on SSRI's, when I've been able to sleep, I have dreamt for what seems to be ALL night very vividly. I'm slowly trying to get used to this, however hard and groggy it makes me feel the next day.
However, something I really don't like, is when I find myself doing something in the middle of the night. About a month ago, I woke up to find myself leant over the bed putting a t shirt on. I wasn't cold, infact I was very hot!
Last night I woke up after I leant over and turned the bedroom light on at 1:30am! I was still in some sort of a dream. I turned it back off still not realising what I'd done. I lay down and as I started to come to, I started also to panic. Had the intense rush of fear over me.
Also, many times, I've been woken by vivid dreams where I wake suddenly, and very scared and try and hide myself under the duvet in fear from something.
It really does take it out of me and I find that I'm so tired and confused throughout my day due to all of this. I'm also finding it less appealing to want to go to sleep at night from fear of what I'll do or dream about next! It's a perpetuating cycle of fear in a way, which I was doing fine to get out of until last nights bedroom light episode and nocturnal panic!
Feeling this weak and tired isn't helping my recovery and DP/DR.
Am I just making a big deal out of all this?
I'm aware that SSRI's as well as other medications can cause vivid dreaming etc.
So for the past 2 and a half months since being back on SSRI's, when I've been able to sleep, I have dreamt for what seems to be ALL night very vividly. I'm slowly trying to get used to this, however hard and groggy it makes me feel the next day.
However, something I really don't like, is when I find myself doing something in the middle of the night. About a month ago, I woke up to find myself leant over the bed putting a t shirt on. I wasn't cold, infact I was very hot!
Last night I woke up after I leant over and turned the bedroom light on at 1:30am! I was still in some sort of a dream. I turned it back off still not realising what I'd done. I lay down and as I started to come to, I started also to panic. Had the intense rush of fear over me.
Also, many times, I've been woken by vivid dreams where I wake suddenly, and very scared and try and hide myself under the duvet in fear from something.
It really does take it out of me and I find that I'm so tired and confused throughout my day due to all of this. I'm also finding it less appealing to want to go to sleep at night from fear of what I'll do or dream about next! It's a perpetuating cycle of fear in a way, which I was doing fine to get out of until last nights bedroom light episode and nocturnal panic!
Feeling this weak and tired isn't helping my recovery and DP/DR.
Am I just making a big deal out of all this?