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Seroquel dreams/nightmares
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Posted 26 October 2005 - 08:26 PM
I just recently started Seroquel. I have noticed more vivid dreams since beginning it. I take 250 mg. The dreams aren't particularly scary or disturbing, but they all include various quantities of blood at some point in time. It is odd.
Dx - BP1 w/psychotic features/paranoia, OCD, GAD
Rx - 200 mg Zoloft, 10 mg Abilify, Lamictal (tapering), 1 mg Klonopin
Prev Rx - Trileptal, Trazodone, Risperdal, Seroquel, Elavil, Zyprexa, Lithium
"I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not." -- Kurt Cobain
Rx - 200 mg Zoloft, 10 mg Abilify, Lamictal (tapering), 1 mg Klonopin
Prev Rx - Trileptal, Trazodone, Risperdal, Seroquel, Elavil, Zyprexa, Lithium
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#23 Guest_Chelsea C_*
Posted 12 April 2008 - 11:09 AM
I have been taking seroquel for like, i dont know, a few months, a year.. Every night I have this horrible vivid dreams of people close to me dying, and OH NO, it doesn't end there, I sit, and I cry, and I cry some more, and I tell people, and they cry, and then usually it trails off into people trying to kill me after my family died, and then EVENTUALLY, long hours it seems later, I wake, and I THINK OF THAT DREAM ALL DAY, it haunts me like nothing else, and I wish I didn't dream.
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 05:04 PM
While it is bad enough,
At night.The horrible
Gory monsters,
Truly Evil Humans,
the helplessness,
of knowing,
that you can't change
Or stop it.
My daytime horror
stories are very sharp,
I've crawled down off the bed,
steaming sweat and trying
to Re-Orient myself,Sometimes I don't
recognize my own dwelling,
for like five minutes.(seems like an eternity)
BTW,before I forget
where I was headed,
I take 600mg Soquel
100 am,200 nights,
It can turn you
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
disaster.
My rig is tall,even I need
climb in(@6')
in the last seroqel,
I fell out of the truck,
Yeah,it hurt,
but nobody saw,I think-hope.
Other than those little thangs,
it does keep me off the ceiling,
So I have mixed feelings,
wading,mentally though
thick fog or
the teeth rattling
mania cycle.
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
At night.The horrible
Gory monsters,
Truly Evil Humans,
the helplessness,
of knowing,
that you can't change
Or stop it.
My daytime horror
stories are very sharp,
I've crawled down off the bed,
steaming sweat and trying
to Re-Orient myself,Sometimes I don't
recognize my own dwelling,
for like five minutes.(seems like an eternity)
BTW,before I forget
where I was headed,
I take 600mg Soquel
100 am,200 nights,
It can turn you
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
disaster.
My rig is tall,even I need
climb in(@6')
in the last seroqel,
I fell out of the truck,
Yeah,it hurt,
but nobody saw,I think-hope.
Other than those little thangs,
it does keep me off the ceiling,
So I have mixed feelings,
wading,mentally though
thick fog or
the teeth rattling
mania cycle.
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
This post has been edited by Stasis: 29 April 2008 - 03:11 PM
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 08:11 PM
Stasis, on Apr 28 2008, 05:04 PM, said:
It can turn you
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
Yes... stasis should stop driving when taking seroquel...
Live for today. Yesterday is a memory, and tomorrow is but a dream.
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DX: Bipolar (flavor undecided) & various physical stuff
RX: Topamax: 200mg, Seroquel: 100mg, Welbutrin XL: 300
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DX: Bipolar (flavor undecided) & various physical stuff
RX: Topamax: 200mg, Seroquel: 100mg, Welbutrin XL: 300
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 04:40 AM
I'm on three different meds at the moment but it's the Seroquel that has given me the weirdest dreams...
They're very vivid... some are nightmares... I tend to remember them very vividly when I wake up, sometimes they merge with my reality and I'm not sure if I'm dreaming or not.... Several times I've woken up almost screaming.
Sometimes I turn on the lights and run to the mirror to make sure I am dreaming.
Edited to add: I take 200mg Seroquel, 60mg mirtazapine, and 200mg sodium valproate.
They're very vivid... some are nightmares... I tend to remember them very vividly when I wake up, sometimes they merge with my reality and I'm not sure if I'm dreaming or not.... Several times I've woken up almost screaming.
Sometimes I turn on the lights and run to the mirror to make sure I am dreaming.
Edited to add: I take 200mg Seroquel, 60mg mirtazapine, and 200mg sodium valproate.
This post has been edited by jaytee: 30 April 2008 - 04:42 AM
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dx: unknown
rx: Cymbalta 60mg, Lithium 490mg, Seroquel 200-300mg
dx: unknown
rx: Cymbalta 60mg, Lithium 490mg, Seroquel 200-300mg
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 03:34 PM
Bearlythere, on Oct 21 2005, 07:30 PM, said:
Someone else said it best. Technicolor type dreams, alice in wonderland crazy stuff. Kinda like what I imagine an acid trip would be like. I never touched the stuff since i already see things and believe i can see and hear spirits sometimes. Sometimes my dreams are so real and vivid i sometimes have a hard time from telling if i had already woken up or not.
Oh yeah, My name is Michelle and I am new to this place. But love it so far. I dont feel so alone now. Hello all My name is Michelle and I am Mentally Challenged.
Oh yeah, My name is Michelle and I am new to this place. But love it so far. I dont feel so alone now. Hello all My name is Michelle and I am Mentally Challenged.
You make me want to cry but I find it, hard not impossible, but hard. I just started taking Seroquel 3 days ago and think I'm crazier than ever. I've never done hallusioginic drugs but my dreams make me think otherwise. As of today my doc raised my dosage and says these "dreams" as you said like being in "Alice in wonderland" felling is not due to the Seroquel. I have had nightmares for the majority of my teen years, I am 30 now and have never experienced anything that I have "FELT" in my craziness of a mind. I have been diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder I feel like I have more control over my life and my mood swings along with the other Medication. So I guess life does get better after 30.
Pup in trouble
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Posted 21 May 2008 - 09:43 PM
patheral, on Apr 28 2008, 06:11 PM, said:
Stasis, on Apr 28 2008, 05:04 PM, said:
It can turn you
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
Yes... stasis should stop driving when taking seroquel...
A nice idea,that doesn't
survive the real world.
I do try to get a driver/companion,
my longest run is to my Dr.
200 mile round trip,
not every one can just go,
even when I plan weeks ahead.
Would stopping seroquel,
for short intervals,even
begin to address this,
Don't think so.
off and on,off and on,
not good.
The Jet-black,headed
for a large tree,
out of
my conscience,
Where was the world?
The mess has been tempered,
driven beneath nominal control,
Uh,yeah,I deal with it,
that's why freeways have
big turnouts,(up here anyway)
Stretch,water the tree, (heh,long story)
scream into the dark,
Hit the Road.
Christ know how many close calls in the last five years,
Used to call it Skill,
How Fast Was I Going ??
Speed limit dude,
plus the wheels I drive won't gracefully
corner the real twisties.
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Blab,Stasis
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Posted 22 May 2008 - 05:34 AM
Wow! This is a really old thread and it still rings true for me. Sometimes, I wake up exausted from my intense dreaming. I usually don't remember my dreams. Don't know if that is a good thing or not. But sometimes i don't know if i really slept or not. Very realistic heart wrenching dramatic dreams that go on and on. I feel like there is something running around in my brain all night having a party at my expense. Seroquel doesn't cause dream disturbance? Yeah, that's why so many have posted about it. It's good to know i'm not alone. Too bad we can't all meet in our dreams and tell them to go away and leave us in peace. Why can't i dream about sex? Or lying on the beach? without getting eating by sand crabs.
"I cannot do everything, but I can do something."-Helen Keller
My ADHD mantra.
current dx: Bipolar 2, GAD s/ Panic Disorder, dysthymia, MDD, ADHD
current rx: seroqel- 100 mg-50 am and 50 at bedtime; Lamictal-100-am, 200-pm; Klonopin-.5-TID
My ADHD mantra.
current dx: Bipolar 2, GAD s/ Panic Disorder, dysthymia, MDD, ADHD
current rx: seroqel- 100 mg-50 am and 50 at bedtime; Lamictal-100-am, 200-pm; Klonopin-.5-TID
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 02:41 PM
patheral, on Apr 28 2008, 06:11 PM, said:
Stasis, on Apr 28 2008, 05:04 PM, said:
It can turn you
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible disaster(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
clueless,it interferes
with my balance
Simply navigating
up to my truck,
is a possible disaster(should stasis quit driving?)
Speaking of fog,We got it.
A meandering Stasis
Yes... stasis should stop driving when taking seroquel...
So,Patheral,
How do you get around,
hopefully all your services,
T+P docs,pill stores,
nevermind all those prosaic
shopping trips,
I make my choices
based on experience,
If I don't feel good,
I don't go.
Semi-ruralism
has it's good points,
along with some frustration
about travel.
Nearly all my driving has been
the,twisty,2-lane 101
up the Coast,through the trees (don't hit one)
I am a real wreck in urban traffic,
I know this and make someone else drive.
From a Guy with 2 vehicles
Stasis,What Redlight??????
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Posted 01 June 2008 - 05:27 PM
Seroqual helps stop my nightmares. Although according to my mother I talk a lot in my sleep, I even sing in my sleep, and I keep waking up during the night.
DX: who knows. who cares.
"And she could not hide her tears
They were sent to wash away those years.."
"And she could not hide her tears
They were sent to wash away those years.."
#32 Guest_Britni Rychel_*
Posted 18 March 2009 - 04:47 PM
ive been taking seroquel for a year now and im tellin you i know it fucks with my dreams. i hear ya'll say there terrible vivid crazy things. my brain creates amazing things outta this world. its like an adventure everytime i go to sleep. i would have to say the most memorable one was me birthing a puppy who then turned into a child who again morphed into a puppy n before he changed back into a puppy i decided to put him up for adoption. n the only thing i was worried about was who the dad was.
and just recently i had a very trippy dream. i was growing 4 long hairs from the bottom of my chin. and i am a FEMALE. it was crazy
but like i said its an adventure every time i sleep
and just recently i had a very trippy dream. i was growing 4 long hairs from the bottom of my chin. and i am a FEMALE. it was crazy
but like i said its an adventure every time i sleep
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Posted 19 March 2009 - 10:41 PM
Pre-medication my baseline dream recall was generally good, with some periods where I didn't recall dreams for a long time and others when I would frequently recall dreams. I usually only recalled one dream per night, although in some cases I recalled several. Dreams were sometimes emotionally-laden and intense (either happy or sad) and I occasionally had nightmares.
The effect of drugs on my dreams...
Zyprexa/Olanzapine completely suppressed my dreaming (or ability to recall dreams). Without dreams I felt like... I felt like I had no sub-conscious mind... that it had been cut out of me and my sub-conscious thoughts were being repressed. It was a crap feeling.
Seroquel makes me continually recall my dreams. I have been on it for a month and I recall my dreams three or four times a week and I recall up to three or four dreams at a time. As for the dream qualities: they are similar in content but perhaps slightly more intense and emotional compared to my baseline. This is probably why I recall them - they have such a strong emotional impact. The main difference, though, is the frequency of recall and the way they "haunt" me during the day. They are like mini-shadow in my mind that I can't shake and they follows me throughout the day. The first two nights I had sweat-inducing nightmares on Seroquel - but this was just a passing side-effect.
In this way Seroquel sometimes makes it hard for me to separate dreamland from reality. (As if that wasn't hard enough for me already).
Olanzapine --> no dream recall = no feeling of having a sub-conscious mind
Seroquel --> dream recall = more frequent, more intense, more emotional and a lingering feeling of being in a dream all day
The effect of drugs on my dreams...
Zyprexa/Olanzapine completely suppressed my dreaming (or ability to recall dreams). Without dreams I felt like... I felt like I had no sub-conscious mind... that it had been cut out of me and my sub-conscious thoughts were being repressed. It was a crap feeling.
Seroquel makes me continually recall my dreams. I have been on it for a month and I recall my dreams three or four times a week and I recall up to three or four dreams at a time. As for the dream qualities: they are similar in content but perhaps slightly more intense and emotional compared to my baseline. This is probably why I recall them - they have such a strong emotional impact. The main difference, though, is the frequency of recall and the way they "haunt" me during the day. They are like mini-shadow in my mind that I can't shake and they follows me throughout the day. The first two nights I had sweat-inducing nightmares on Seroquel - but this was just a passing side-effect.
In this way Seroquel sometimes makes it hard for me to separate dreamland from reality. (As if that wasn't hard enough for me already).
Olanzapine --> no dream recall = no feeling of having a sub-conscious mind
Seroquel --> dream recall = more frequent, more intense, more emotional and a lingering feeling of being in a dream all day
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 06:48 AM
Yep, still here having Seroquel nightmares. I remember my dreams almost every night. I even have intense dreams when I take a nap. It's very disconcerting. For some reason, the most common theme is social situations. Sometimes, my dreams are actually really good, like a movie playing inside my head. Or a book. But, damn, I can't imagine life w/out my dreams. It has become such a part of me. I don't know if that is a good thing or not.
Does anyone know if you don't get enough "good" restorative sleep when you are nightmaring all night long? I often wake exhausted, even if I slept for ten hours.
Why do I have these dreams? Besides seroquel, i mean. You'd think if it was a SE it would be temp. but this has been going on for yrs.
Does anyone know if you don't get enough "good" restorative sleep when you are nightmaring all night long? I often wake exhausted, even if I slept for ten hours.
Why do I have these dreams? Besides seroquel, i mean. You'd think if it was a SE it would be temp. but this has been going on for yrs.
"I cannot do everything, but I can do something."-Helen Keller
My ADHD mantra.
current dx: Bipolar 2, GAD s/ Panic Disorder, dysthymia, MDD, ADHD
current rx: seroqel- 100 mg-50 am and 50 at bedtime; Lamictal-100-am, 200-pm; Klonopin-.5-TID
My ADHD mantra.
current dx: Bipolar 2, GAD s/ Panic Disorder, dysthymia, MDD, ADHD
current rx: seroqel- 100 mg-50 am and 50 at bedtime; Lamictal-100-am, 200-pm; Klonopin-.5-TID
#35 Guest_Patrick_*
Posted 28 August 2009 - 07:30 PM
i started on 100mg at night about a week ago and every night I too have had horrible nightmares! I'm on the med to relieve my case of extreme anxiety and the theory i have is that all of my worst and most imaginable fears are being lived every night while i sleep so that in the daytime i can breathe knowing that i've almost, in a way, been there and done that.. like i'm scaring myself back into the real world rather than continuing to live in one driven by the height of my anxiety. does this make much sense to you?? i hope it does -patrick..... poleary15@optonline.net
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Posted 29 August 2009 - 10:29 AM
I have had horrid nightmares, vivid amazing dreams, and weird tracers and visuals when I first wake up. But, it helps me sleep, and it works within my cocktail...so I don't complain.
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DX: Bipolar, PTSD, GAD, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Asthma
RX: Cymbalta 90mg, Seroquel 50mg pm, Trazodone up to 300mg pm, Buspar 10mg x3/day,
Albuterol 2puffs 3-4x/day, Naproxin 500mg 2x/day
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Posted 29 August 2009 - 10:50 AM
at first, when i took it for sleep, it was murderous trying to walk to the toilet in the middle of the night. bouncing off furniture, so deeply asleep that my mind couldn't get control of my body. early on it would knock me out for 10 hours or more if i let it. early on it had little effect on dreams. now that i have been using it more or less regularly it seems to be making my dreams damn unpleasant. of all the crazymeds that i have gotten prescribed, it seems to have the least punishing side effects.
plenty meds, drugs and mental troubles in the past 40 years. no end in sight for depression.
eat a fish!
eat a fish!
#39 Guest_jaxz_*
Posted 06 September 2009 - 09:26 PM
So horrible. I've been on it for 2 months. The dreams at first were always trippy and interesting to recall. Until... last night. I was having a nightmare or hallucination I can't tell which one because it blurred with reality sooooo much. In the dream or when I was hallucinating I was in bed waking up from a nightmare when someone started jumping on the bed... and I was paralyzed with fear because well no one was there. Then I just layed there staring at the ceiling.... I'm not liking this at all.
#40 Guest_gracie4938_*
Posted 03 November 2009 - 09:42 AM
I've been on Seroquel for only a few days now... started at 50, then 100 the next day, and 150 from day 3 on. I'm on day 6 roughly, and along with lowering my cymbalta, have been exposed to the most horrific and terrifying dreams i've ever had. i'm witnessing murders in these dreams, running for my life, threats to my life, etc. i've also experienced, from accounts from my boyfriend, talking in my sleep, and quite often. i talk about being paralyzed with fear. this morning i woke up and started crying because i didnt know if it was over, or if i was really awake. it's terrifying. but its good to read that i am not alone... though i will be certain to tell my dr to change my medication... immediately.
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