Bad dreams

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Was having a conversation about bad dreams in the “Say Anything” thread and had a guess that they might be dopamine or other neurotransmitter related. It only took a few seconds to find an article on this, so I thought I would open it up for discussion and offer a poll.

I have heard many people here complain about bad dreams so lets see how prevalent it truly is and maybe get to the bottom of it.

Do you have bad dreams frequently?
  • Yes
  • No

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Do you feel your volume of bad dreams has increased since being on antipsychotics?
  • Yes
  • No

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I don’t know the solution to this without discontinuing meds , if any exists , and if they are the cause, but maybe we can figure some of this out in this thread. Maybe there is a med that can help. Maybe not.

Anyway, eager for your input.

Edit: Also, I plan to ask pdoc about this on next visit.

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I first thought it was some psychosis carrying over to my dream state had AP increased and still had nightmares along with bad joint pain and stiffness.

I haven’t had no positive symptoms in several months.

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I’ve been psychosis free for many years, so if yours has the same cause as mine, I would suspect it’s much more likely to be the meds altering neurotransmitters.

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Whats your AP? I’m on invega.

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Aripiprazole. I was on Invega previously.

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I swear its the Quetiapine that does it to me. I have some right bloody weird ones.

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My dreams in a nutshell are what the inside of a nutshell would look like if it were a bloody crime scene! I’m not sure what they’re from but I hope they find their way out of my psyche and they can all together kiss the heck off!

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Seriously - I was protecting “Del Boy” from only fools and horses last night from getting beaten up. :rofl: :crazy_face:

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Let’s form a magic circle and hex these nightmares off to the underbelly of hades!

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It’s bad when your fit bit gives you a sleep score of 60 because I woke up so much it also says I was in a deep sleep for 45 minutes and a light sleep for 2 hours all together

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I dread when night comes because I know soon I’ll be dreaming and it’s like yikes for the love of all things holy…

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Somniphobia (Fear of Sleep): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.

This is where I’m at.

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Sounds like me:(

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Most of my dreams involve me being in a life or death situation or me getting rejected by women.

Very negative.

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Do you dream often? @TheCanuk

Most of mine are life and death situations too.

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I remember almost all the dreams I have. Wish I didnt.

Sorry to hear that Turtle. I know how frustrating it can be. I blame my meds

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@Charles_Foster

How’s your sleep on the new quviviq is it still working?
Can you still take benzos with this do you know?

Thanks.

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If you don’t take it at the exact same time everyday you can have very vivid dreams.

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Thanks @everhopeful . I almost always take mine between 8 and 10pm. I dont take it at the exact same time, but have a range of when I allow myself to take it. I shoot for 9pm but allow myself some leeway in case I go to bed early or something.

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I still take klonopin even with the quviviq.

It’s really helped my sleep.

Better than anything else I’ve tried.

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