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Posted by dole on July 4, 2001, at 1:10:55
Hi I'm on day 5 of 37mg dose on effexor. Will go up to 75. I have had the most vivid nite mares that just go on and on and I can remember every detail.
How long do these go on ?? Do they get worse when the dosage goes up? This concerns me as I have a 2.5 yr old and 1 yr old twins (Iknow no wonder I need drugs) and I an home all day don't want to flip out on them !!!
Please advise me Thanks
Posted by SalArmy4me on July 4, 2001, at 14:28:36
In reply to Nitemares, posted by dole on July 4, 2001, at 1:10:55
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Vivid-antidepressant-dream.html
Posted by Elizabeth on July 6, 2001, at 0:30:46
In reply to Nitemares, posted by dole on July 4, 2001, at 1:10:55
> Hi I'm on day 5 of 37mg dose on effexor. Will go up to 75. I have had the most vivid nite mares that just go on and on and I can remember every detail.
Effexor does weird things to REM sleep which can result in vivid dream recall. A benzodiazepine (such as Klonopin) at bedtime ought to help.
-elizabeth
Posted by chiaratara on July 6, 2001, at 20:30:53
In reply to Nitemares, posted by dole on July 4, 2001, at 1:10:55
> Hi I'm on day 5 of 37mg dose on effexor. Will go up to 75. I have had the most vivid nite mares that just go on and on and I can remember every detail.
> How long do these go on ?? Do they get worse when the dosage goes up? This concerns me as I have a 2.5 yr old and 1 yr old twins (Iknow no wonder I need drugs) and I an home all day don't want to flip out on them !!!
> Please advise me ThanksI started out with some weird dreams on effexor. I was told that the dreams lasted about 3-4 weeks. I was having such bad sleep disturbances, I talked to my psych. He prescribed an AD that has been around for about 30 years, and is really safe, and a side effect is that it really helps REM sleep. It sort of helps with the architecture of sleep, so to say. I can take it every 2-3 days. It is called Trazadone. It is also very cheap. I take it at night, and I get very solid nights sleep. The stuff is incredible. I will sleep so hard, that I don't remember a thing the next day. It might make you harder to wake up, which might not be good with young children, but I am not sure. I haven't had anyone trying to wake me up in the middle of the night. It is also non-habit forming. The first couple times you take it, you may be drowsy, but after awhile, you just feel like you fall asleep normally.
Good luck.
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