[sweetmadness]

Sometimes I have very vivid dreams when I've stopped taking medication. I have dreams of being lucid or consciously aware of my surroundings while asleep. I can move around the house, walk through walls, but there are still rules. It makes me want to stop the medication if I can do it...but I'm not sure which is better. It's like I have to sacrifice so much to remain in this certain sane state, but I'm not entirely sure what sane is.

Sometimes, though, the dreams turn into sleep paralysis and tactile nightmares. Those are extremely vivid and intense, not like flashbacks but completely created "Shadow" person who attacks me and tries to subdue me from traveling around. It's odd, that there is this evil creature that keeps me stuck in this state, and sometimes I wonder if there is a spiritual element. It actually makes me struggle with spirituality, being that I don't ever dream of angels, just this evils shadow dominates.

[Nupoet64]

Intense. I would not just stop the medication without talking to your doctor first.
Sounds quite scarey, actually. I hope you find some answers. The only evil I see in my dreams are my abusers, so I really cannot relate to that part.
Please take care of yourself.

[Gojamadar]

Originally Posted by sweetmadness

Sometimes I have very vivid dreams when I've stopped taking medication. I have dreams of being lucid or consciously aware of my surroundings while asleep. I can move around the house, walk through walls, but there are still rules. It makes me want to stop the medication if I can do it...but I'm not sure which is better. It's like I have to sacrifice so much to remain in this certain sane state, but I'm not entirely sure what sane is.

Sometimes, though, the dreams turn into sleep paralysis and tactile nightmares. Those are extremely vivid and intense, not like flashbacks but completely created "Shadow" person who attacks me and tries to subdue me from traveling around. It's odd, that there is this evil creature that keeps me stuck in this state, and sometimes I wonder if there is a spiritual element. It actually makes me struggle with spirituality, being that I don't ever dream of angels, just this evils shadow dominates.

Hi,
Your vivid dreams are obviously caused by the withdrawal of your prescribed drugs. If you kept off the medication for some time, your vivid dreams would stop.
Your doctor is the best person to tell you whether you need the medication, or would it be safe to stop it.
Sleep paralysis dreams are caused by stress or bad sleeping positions.
The shadow figure in your dream is created by your own subconscious to frighten you awake either from a stream of negative thoughts or from a bad sleeping position.

sometimes I wonder if there is a spiritual element.

The above quote indicates that you do belive in spirits, especially the evil ones and your subconscious makes good use of them: to wake you up!