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Magnate
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Feb 09, 2010 at 12:31 PM
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So I was lying in bed waiting for my Seroquel to take effect and suddenly I felt like I was remembering things from childhood and early adulthood in living technicolor. It was as if I were on a tour of things that happened to me.
Now, I have never been sexually abused repeatedly by the same person, but I have had several one-time, bordering on abusive experiences by different people at different times in life. Like in "A Christmas Carol" I felt last night as if the Ghost of Christmas past were taking me on tour of every one of them. There were a few that I hadn't remembered before last night and it was both shocking and upsetting. I kept going back and forth between several of them and going back to preeschool years trying to see if there were any more that I have repressed. I felt as if I were glued to the bed. I wanted to get up and scream and shake it off but I was stuck. Today I feel OK. What the heck was that? |
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Feb 09, 2010 at 08:13 PM
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I am sorry you had such a bad experience. I can relate to having bad dreams/experiences and not being able to wake or shake it off. I have had 5-6 episodes were I woke and could not move, sleep paralysis I believe it was. I think this is something that should be discussed with your therapist. I noticed from your other post you had some concerns about PTSD and that is a good thing to figure out and work through. I hope you have a better night tonight. I am sending you my best wishes and thoughts.
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Poohbah
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Feb 09, 2010 at 08:30 PM
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i have the most VIVID dreams when i take seroquel. sometimes after i take it, i get this urge to write PROFOUND things, but i can't keep my eyes open or urge my arm across my own body to grab a pen.
i haven't realized things about my past like you... but that seems TERRIFYING. it is completely understanding that you would be shocked... if i remembered things like that i would never want to take seroquel again. it might be just the chemical reaction... antipsychotics, even atypical ones, are like chemical straightjackets... it affects people differently thats sooo interesting though __________________ MCLEAN HOSPITAL ALUMN!! www.mylifeintreatment.com there is a LOT of personal information on there from my current hospitalization and it may not be for everyone, but it's a good read! please PM me anytime, day or night... i am always awake and wanting to talk!! We'd never know what's wrong without the pain Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same |
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Magnate
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Feb 09, 2010 at 08:51 PM
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I was awake, for sure, because after it stopped it took me a good hour to calm down and get to sleep. It was like a waking dream.
I have been on Seroquel since August. I am amazed it would take this long for a reaction like that to pop up, epecially on the low 50mg that I take. I have had vivid dreams since starting Seroquel, but they are usually had toward morning. Actually, I am a bit leary of going to bed tonight. Chemical straightjacket.... very accurate. |
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Wise Elder
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Feb 10, 2010 at 03:03 AM
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Magnate
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Feb 10, 2010 at 12:54 PM
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My T and I are going to explore the thoughts in a safe way in his office.
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Grand Magnate
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Feb 11, 2010 at 02:36 PM
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Maybe you are having hypnogogic hallucinations? I used to have them when I was taking Serazone. i would swear people were walking in, sitting on my bes, talking to me, etc all just as I was falling asleep or waking up. All very realistic, coherent, some part of my mind was really trying to talk to me. Also, very freaky.
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Feb 11, 2010 at 02:53 PM
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The thoughts were all in my head, so I don't know if they fall under the category of hallucination.
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Feb 11, 2010 at 11:52 PM
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Wow, that sounds horrible! I have never been on that medication but do have awful, hurtful dreams every night that I have been told are caused by my medicine. Did you eat something different before taking the medication or take it on an empty stomach or anything unusual like that? I think that could have changed the way your body reacted. I hope you and your docs can figure it out quickly and put a stop to it! Good luck!
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