Re: Meds causing nightmares??
Jo Ellen Finkelstein (ghellen(AT)ninenet.com)
Tue, 08 Dec 1998 23:13:41 -0600
MTripimcca(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> I have a question and I hope one of you good folks out there has experienced
> this before also.
> I have been having nightmares for 2 weeks, maybe a bit more, now. Last night
> was the worst. It woke both of my children up and they came into bed with me
> as they thought I was having a seizure but soon realized I was having another
> nightmare. Of course these are disturbing my sleep.
> Want to talk with you all before calling the neuro, as you all are much more
> informed than he and I want to make sure I am not alone in this.
> The new meds I am taking are Percocet, once at night, DayPro 2x's day in the
> morning, Flexerall once at night. I also take Tegretol 400mg XR 2x's day,
> Topomax 100mg 3 1/2 x's day, Zoloft 100mg once at night. The Topomax was just
> increased this month. I do not believe it is one of the side affects of this
> particular med as I have been on this before and a higher dosage, but who
> knows combined with the others as I have not combined all these before.
> Not only am I having horrendous nightmares, my dreams are also very vivid.
> Last night was the monster of all nightmares and I woke up screaming with
> tears streaming down my face. I dreamed I was paralyzed from the neck down and
> could feel my arms. As I was coming out of this dream, my right arm was pins &
> needles in the worse way. As I was waking I realized I was sleeping on my
> right side, HUGE no no for me as that is the side I am affected on the most by
> the herniated disk. Hence the pins and needles and numbness I was experiencing
> in my dream and reality as I was waking. Of course there are more details, but
> as I became more aware, I really could not move my arms because of the pain.
> If anyone has experienced this, please share with me as I would appreciate
> your information if you have any.
>
> Maria in Tonawanda who is not liking sleep anymore! :(Hi Maria. Joellen here. You may have it right the combination of these
drugs could cause the nightmares if I am not mistaken. (but don't quote
me!!!) :) Sounds rather gruesome to me, hope you can figure it out.
Joellen