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Posted 11/15/2014 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone have nightmares that plague them as much as mine do? I have them every single time I dream. I don't even remember the last time I had a good dream, probably years ago?

I have been able to lucid dream a few times and even then it always backfires on me lol. Like the other day I realized I was dreaming and decided I was going to fly so I tried but couldn't and just fell into a river. No fair!!

Anyway just curious what your experiences are. Dreaming is interesting to me even though mine usually suck.
Posted 11/15/2014 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed that since I have been going through this bout of anxiety, my dreams are really scary. People are either dying or being really mean to me. You are def not alone. It's strange how anxiety or depression can still affect us even as we sleep. Sleep has always been my relief but my dreams wake me up a lot. Dreaming that you're falling... Yikes.. Those are the worst!!
Posted 11/15/2014 7:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

Yes I suffer with dreadful nightmares I have not found or heard anything that can help with this i'm afraid.

hibee
Posted 11/15/2014 9:03 PM (GMT 0)
It makes sleep far less relaxing and enjoyable that's for sure! My dreams cover a vast range of discomforting topics. The other night I had a dream I had internal bleeding and passed out in my dream! Another I got electrocuted and the shock woke me up. So weird and sometimes they're so morbid I'm sickened they come from my own mind. I don't feel like I own my dreams and they're all things happening to me. I also feel like they're completely out of my control and I 100% believe they're real until I wake up. Anyone experience those feelings too?

Dreams can really really effect the way I feel, I'm very sensitive to them.
Posted 11/15/2014 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hey!

I have LOTS of dreams too, and sometimes they are a bit troublesome! Like last night, someone kept putting laundry detergent in my drinking water....??!! I never quite caught on until it was too late! LOL. True story.

This may sound SILLY, but I found that the best way to have "happy dreams" is to eat chocolate right before bed. I'm sure the doctor's will never recommend this though. When I was working at Starbucks it ALWAYS did the trick. I had the funniest dreams.

Anyway......Dreams can have an effect on my day too, so I empathize with you!
Posted 11/15/2014 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
TMA,

What kind of chocolate? Milk or dark? I want to try it!
Posted 11/16/2014 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
Lol, I sure hope this doesn't get added to my list of "bad advice!" :) Do you live near a Starbucks? If so, ask for a sample cup of their mocha sauce. (The mocha they put into their café mocha's and hot chocolates.) That was the chocolate I had before bed. It is a mixture of 3 different chocolates. It's like a shot of happiness. LOL. Ok. My advice is done for the day.. :)
Posted 11/16/2014 2:34 AM (GMT 0)
What is weird is that ever since I started taking Zyprexa, I have these really vivid nightmares at night. They're so life-like it's scary.
Posted 11/16/2014 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
I've had really vivid dreams too princessmel since I started zyprexa a couple weeks ago, I guess it's a good thing that I'm at least sleeping to dream. :) But they wake me up and it is hard to get back to sleep, happens probably 3-5 times a night. I"ve never been one to remember my dreams let alone dreaming at all, I don't think I get rem sleep to dream but since I"ve been on the zyprexa I have had dreams almost every night.
Posted 11/16/2014 4:01 AM (GMT 0)
TMA, I will ask them :) no harm in trying!

I wonder what it could be about Zyprexa that causes vivid dreams. Mine have always been present regardless of medication. I remember nightmares I had from when I was 3 and 4 years old. Crazy!
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