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Posted by UgottaHaveHope on July 17, 2006, at 1:33:00
Man I am the most vivid dreams on Seroquel. When I first started taking the drug, it just knocked me out, pretty much no dreaming. Now I am having vivid dreams, which upset me when I awake. Any1 had this experience?
Posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 5:41:25
In reply to Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by UgottaHaveHope on July 17, 2006, at 1:33:00
> Man I am the most vivid dreams on Seroquel. When I first started taking the drug, it just knocked me out, pretty much no dreaming. Now I am having vivid dreams, which upset me when I awake. Any1 had this experience?
How much Seroquel are you taking?
I'll be interested to see the responses you receive.
I know someone who is taking 800mg. I'll see if I can get any feedback from her. I am interested to know if the vivid dreaming appears at the higher dosages.
- Scott
Posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 8:32:41
In reply to Re: Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 5:41:25
> > Man I am the most vivid dreams on Seroquel. When I first started taking the drug, it just knocked me out, pretty much no dreaming. Now I am having vivid dreams, which upset me when I awake. Any1 had this experience?
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> How much Seroquel are you taking?
>
> I'll be interested to see the responses you receive.
>
> I know someone who is taking 800mg. I'll see if I can get any feedback from her. I am interested to know if the vivid dreaming appears at the higher dosages.
My friend says that her dreaming has ceased completely on her current treatment regime.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on July 17, 2006, at 12:40:19
In reply to Re: Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 8:32:41
What about the lower doses? Love Phillipa
Posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on July 17, 2006, at 13:36:06
In reply to Re: Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 5:41:25
SLS:
I am switching back between 200 and 300 mg per day. I imagine your friend, who is on 800 dose, is just flat-out knocked out.
What does your friend take it for? Anxiety? Stabilizer?Michael
Posted by SLS on July 17, 2006, at 22:19:41
In reply to SLS ... dreaming, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on July 17, 2006, at 13:36:06
Hi Michael.
> I am switching back between 200 and 300 mg per day. I imagine your friend, who is on 800 dose, is just flat-out knocked out.
Nope. She's up at 5:30 AM and stays busy all day.
Some people find the higher dosages to be less soporific (sleep-inducing). However, I'm not entirely sure whether this is a dosage dependent or time dependent effect.
> What does your friend take it for? Anxiety? Stabilizer?
She takes it primarily as a mood stabilizer / anti-manic agent.
- Scott
Posted by JahL on July 21, 2006, at 18:59:38
In reply to Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by UgottaHaveHope on July 17, 2006, at 1:33:00
> Man I am the most vivid dreams on Seroquel. When I first started taking the drug, it just knocked me out, pretty much no dreaming. Now I am having vivid dreams, which upset me when I awake. Any1 had this experience?
Yup. Very similar experience. It's the best sleep med I've ever tried, but the dreams are a bit much. Last night was the first pleasant one I've had thus far; usually they're pretty unpleasant, extreme violence being a common theme. The odd thing about these dreams is that I can still remember them weeks later - normally they're forgotten within hours.
If the Seroquel dreams are anything to go by, my psyche is pretty twisted.
J.
Posted by stargazer on July 21, 2006, at 22:48:15
In reply to Re: Ever had vivid dreams on Seroquel??, posted by JahL on July 21, 2006, at 18:59:38
I just started a ridulously low dosage of Risperdal, 0.25 mg, and the first night or two I woke up and had trouble going back to sleep. That only lasted a few days. Then I started having dreams that went back to remote events of my childhood, so remote it kind of freaked me out that I had these dreams. I saw it as a direct result of the Risperdal and the disruption of stored memory.
It reminded me of how many things are stored in memory that may never be recalled. And why don't I remember important things today, is my memory space filled up with this random, useless crap I can do without? Perhaps the Risperdal was actually eliminating those memories when I was dreaming them? I hope so since I need all the storage space available for current events.
SG
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