I have suffered sleep problems and nightmares for years but now they seem to have progressively gotten worse and I take Prazosin which is to help with PTSD nightmares. I'm going to talk to my doc about this. I know vivid dreams, that aren't pleasant, can be a side effect of Paxil, so I would assume they can be a side effect of other drugs. If that were my child I would be concerned too. But I'm still on the meds because hallucinations come n go... Just wondering if anyone else has that problem?I was wondering why I've been having night terrors! At her nap time I heard her talking and then woke up screaming. well I'm the winner. been unwell trying to catch up with posts. My Doctor hasn't told me I'm Bi-Polar and doesn't like me looking things up on the enet because he often gives even anti-Psychotic meds ion very low dosages that are not enough for being Psychotic but can help with other problems. I have seen some mention of lamictal causing nightmares on other sites, and just wondered if anyone had had any similar experiences? All three types of nightmares has symptom of a scary heart palpitations-sensations. Then for my first refill they gave me the generic. In the article of Economou et al [9], a patient started using lamotrigine because of a BC, Don't be offended when a new thread is created with this by an admin, they have a general cut off of about Holds me down except for a few hypos. My 3yr old was just put on this about a month ago and they are slowly upping her dosage. I wake up either pissed, scared, or just freaked out.
Thank youI have been taking lamictal for 2 months now and have had horrid, vivid nightmares for at least 6 weeks. I wake up several times a night and am afraid to go back to sleep. �Ãh�]����EJ+�0J�(��%r�9g����;\_J�abZL��HGQ'o_zE%_-'N��j. I'm going to take it first thing in the morning only and not go to bed so early - I was in bed by 8pm vs. the normal 10-12pm. Sgrmeswt2x - Well I think I now see why I have had such vivid and horrifying dreams. I just quit abilify cold turkey a week ago, and since then I haven't had a nightmare, just vivid dreams, so it could have been abilify. I am going to call my doctor today and start weaning my dosage. A healing crisis of sorts, which he thinks will pass. Lamictal site states: trouble sleeping (insomnia). I really like the medication (it helps keep me stabilized very well!) Nightmares are disturbing, well-remembered dreams that usually incite anxiety and fear. They are all different in certain ways. Lower the dosage.
All the same, I told him I don't want to increase my dosage for now. I am scared to death all the time as it is and the idea of a substance making it worse scares the crap out of me . Best of luck to you.Thanks for posting your problems. So, I'm weaning off the Lamictal now. I haven't had the sleepwalking problem, though, as I'm too manic and have too light of a sleep (*knocks on wood*). They haven't all been nightmares, but I do remember having one lastnight that was extremely disturbing. It was an effective medication in the past for me but lost the effect after 18 months. �`�gJ�f3q5O/ML���.M$k4-�e(�O�#�4y�-��q��(�t�s�Q)W���2��_QRJ��C��j�!rE��m�{�8�Zy��m{�Rf endstream endobj 56 0 obj <> endobj 57 0 obj <> endobj 58 0 obj <>stream I've noticed when I don't take the ambien, I do have nightmares. I'll stick with it, hopefully it will get better. I now sleep in another room. does anyone have advice? Some have been very interesting.
and my mother called the doctor today and the doctor said she believes its not a side effect to the medicine but i was fine before i started to take lemotrigine. Last night I noticed that if I sleep on my back rather than my side I could go into an immediate dream because I was not aware of the side of my face touching the pillow.
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