Hello notyouraverage15,

Can you say something about how this medication affects you, to the extent you are consciously aware of it? I mean how it affects you while you are awake. Both the previous one, and the new one. Were you on a similar medication before these, or are these new?

It's very likely that the dream is speaking of patterns in your life that are true independently of the medication, but perhaps the medication is exacerbating them. Being chased and fleeing suggests that there is some feeling or part of yourself that you are scared of and you are dealing with this by running from it. Do you have any awareness of who is chasing you and what qualities they have?

Repeating a timed course over and over makes me think of obsessive-compulsive disorder. I have OCD myself and have had similar nightmares in the past, particularly in my childhood. But I don't mean to suggest you have OCD. Nevertheless, there may be some compulsive quality in you, something about this attempt to flee from the feelings which has a compulsive or ritualistic quality to it.

There's an attempt to inject something in you, which may be the medication you are taking. Does this medication make you sleepy? Why do you think you don't want to be sleepy? One thought comes to my mind, that you feel a need to stay on guard, perhaps to prevent the undesirable feelings from catching up to you.

I hope this helps, and feel free to ask more questions or give your associations.

Mike