Hi,

I have had vivid technicolor dreams all my life. Maybe one or two a month but recently in the past 2 years I have had vivid long lasting dreams every night. I have an inner ear disorder and extreme vertigo and take Klonopin daily. I am also in the middle of a nasty work injury case, extremely anxious and depressed and am now taking Cymbalta. I am also recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and take two types of insulin. I am 56 and take many more drugs for medical reasons. I tried Ambien and I still had bad dreams. Anything with benedryl in it makes the dreams worse. I have also tried teas for sleeping.
My dreams include everyone I have ever known both good and bad. Every job and home I have ever lived in and lots of animals, all friendly to me. Even if I get up after a rough dream and walk around for a few minutes to completely wake up I can go back to sleep and the same dream will start again but in another spot.
Can anyone suggest a sleeping pill with minimal side effects that might help?