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Jul 25, 2006, 10:19 AM
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Once before when i was treated for either depression or Bipolar i had disturbing dreams.
This year, i started taking 20mg Lexapro which is working GREAT on my depression, but i'm having such awful dreams that i'm starting to wish i didn't have to go to sleep at night. Has anyone else had this experience? I do have a lot of stress in my life, but i've had this effect of awful dreams when i was taking psychotropic rx before. Boo Radley |
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Jul 31, 2006, 01:08 PM
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BooRadley said: Once before when i was treated for either depression or Bipolar i had disturbing dreams. This year, i started taking 20mg Lexapro which is working GREAT on my depression, but i'm having such awful dreams that i'm starting to wish i didn't have to go to sleep at night. Has anyone else had this experience? I do have a lot of stress in my life, but i've had this effect of awful dreams when i was taking psychotropic rx before. Boo Radley </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Hello! Yes, unfortunately vivid dreaming can occur with meds like Lexapro - which is a little odd since studies have shown SSRIs to generally decrease REM sleep. However, if it is working for you and you continue to have these dreams - I'd suggest talking with a therapist. You can also ask your doctor about adding Clonidine at night. Clonidine is generally used to treat high blood-pressure, however, it seems to help suppress vivid dreaming associated with psychotropic meds. Hope this helps! Jerry 
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Jul 31, 2006, 01:15 PM
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Jerrypharmstudent said: You can also ask your doctor about adding Clonidine at night. Clonidine is generally used to treat high blood-pressure, however, it seems to help suppress vivid dreaming associated with psychotropic meds. Hope this helps! Jerry </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Kewl.... that's good to know that about the Clonidine, for I too am having very vivid dreams while on Celexa - these dreams seem so real that I am often left wondering if they really happened or not. LoVe, Rhapsody -
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