[circles5]

Hi,
I'm currently on 10mg clomipramine / daily - i've been on it for about 2+months.
I'm having serious issues with nightmares.

Ever since i started at 10mg - alternate days i've been having horrible nightmares..
dreams that wake me up multiple times in the night and disorientate me upon waking.. (it takes a good hour for me to shake them off)

Luckily, apart from grogginess, this appears to be the only lingering side effect once my body adjusts..
However, i've started to fear sleeping ... - and as a result my sleeping pattern is upside down. I now sleep from about 08.00am - 05.00pm..
I know you can't control the content of your dreams,, unless maybe with lucid dreaming.. - but this clomipramine has completley changed the nature and experience of dreaming..
everything is so vivid now, so detailed, bizzare.. and usually terrifying..
I wake up for the day with a catalogue of about 11 different lengthly nightmares playing on my mind.
I've always been a vivid dreamer.. but now it's just got ridiculous..
I'm lucky to have a phychiatrist who seems to be quite emphatic, and doesn't dismiss my concerns.. - but she seemed to agree with me; it's unlikely that the nightmares will stop.

i've yet to recieve any benefit from taking the medication.
Wish i could stop taking it, but i have to persevere (it's not really my choice)

has anyone else had this issue with clomipramine?
I've tried sleep hygiene - which is tricky as i can't stop myself from falling asleep during the day due to fatigue... but it didn't help all the same.

ugh, i hate meds.
C

[Miswimmy1]

I have not had this issue with clomipramine. I was on a high dose of it (can't recall the specifics). I had more of the nausea and the fluctuation in blood pressure when I stood up. I also would get lightheaded when I was in warm places (like the shower or a hot tub). It made me sleepy as well. I took it before bedtime, so that I could sleep off some of the drowsiness.