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Does anyone else who suffers from Depression get really horrifying nightmares and disturbing vivid pictures/thoughts in your head?

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victoriajessica
victoriajessica

This has been happening for the past couple of months and was wondering if it is related to my depression (I know this all sounds stupid)

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  • noname1
    noname1 victoriajessica

    Posted

    its not stupid at all nightmares and distubing thoughts are a part of depression could be the medication your taking too next time you see your doctor just mention it see what they say
  • Mtm
    Mtm victoriajessica

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    I didn't have vivid dreams as a result of depression regurly but when I started antidepressants and sleep aids I did.  I had them at least three times a week and they are more vivid and real than my waking hours, as I stay in a fog most days.  Good luck and I hope you learn to handle the dreams.  They did get better with time but did not go away all together.  I often wake thinking things or people or in the trees in my yard waiting for me to come out.  
    • victoriajessica
      victoriajessica Mtm

      Posted

      That sounds awful! I do now think it could be down to my medication. Thanks for the feedback and I hope it gets easier for you!
  • black_sheep_pete
    black_sheep_pete victoriajessica

    Posted

    It's not my intention to scare you...but the nightmares I have as a result of my bipolar or the medication I take, became so unbearable I attempted suicide. I ended up in a psychiatric hospital for 7 weeks. I am now taking MORE medications and have an appointment with a sleep consultant in May. My POINT is: don’t let the nightmares take over, be assertive with your GP/Consultant. I think it’s worth mentioning I was on the same combination of medications for 8 years before the nightmares started.

     

    • Guest
      Guest black_sheep_pete

      Posted

      My son went through a spell where he was given a large range of meds and some were very seriously bad for him; looking back it  had the effect of him being a guinea pig. That phase ended and a change of psychiatrist made a huge difference. He was put on fluoxetine - 5 tablets daily. This is a dosage that most medics refuse to accept, 3 being the maximum. But the difference was so great that we are glad he had them.

      Perhaps you too need a change of specialist.

  • Wings_of_the_Pegasus
    Wings_of_the_Pegasus victoriajessica

    Posted

    I welcome them better then dreaming of been happily married with kids and a happy normal life where the only worries are the mortgage an how your kids are doing in school those dreams really do make me want to sleep forever cause i know that once i wake up it was all a dream which really does start my day off like crap.

    Now picturing vampires an werewolves bring it on something i enjoy more.

    That said when my brother was still a baby an before i started taking meds i used to have nightmares about him.

  • Ms_Mac
    Ms_Mac victoriajessica

    Posted

    Yes!   My dreams were horrific and very disturbing but I blamed them on the antidepressants.
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      Emis_Moderator Ms_Mac

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      Hi all,

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    • Ms_Mac
      Ms_Mac Emis_Moderator

      Posted

      Thank you very much for your help.  The original posting was from a young girl and I didn't want her to feel bad.
    • victoriajessica
      victoriajessica Ms_Mac

      Posted

      I understand that people go through the same issues as me on a daily basis and can ask about them on here but some of us have a busy schedule and dont have time to go through the thousands of different threads posted to this to find the one that maches theirs. It is much quicker to just post a question and get an almost immediate response instead of going through the mass of information provided on this site. See if you dont agree with something someone has posted? Dont answer it and keep your negativity to yourself because as 'ms mac' has pointed out that can infact make someone feel really down and may also discourage them to ask for help on this site again. 
  • Meganpooch
    Meganpooch victoriajessica

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    Hi VJ

    Yep, used to get horrible nightmares early on when taking meds (and not before). Still get them occasionally now but also mixed in with vivid quite amusing dreams too both of which i remember with clarity the next day.

    Try not to watch anything too graphic within a couple of hours of going to bed - that helped me.

    Best wishes.

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