How do you stop from dreaming so much you wake up tired?

I am sleeping 11 hours and have tried sleeping less, always get up at 8:00AM, and wake up tired from exhustion dreams. Often sleep 2-4 hours during the day.

Recently switched AD from Celexa to Zoloft, so I now have some more energy during the day. Celexa turned me into a Zombie.

It seems the dreams are anxiety attacks- shovelling snow up hill, running, hiding, movie feature length...

Seeing Pdoc on Monday.

Getting restful sleep is so important, insomnia feels worse, but I think my present level of restful sleep is not useful for healing from depression.

Gently1

might be your meds or are you eating before bed...? Sometimes that makes me dream when I eat too much of something
Feel better!

Thanks for that, I do eat before bed, a protein or dairy snack, this has improved my sleep.
The dreams seem to be the 'biggest' in the morning hours, sometimes during naps during the day.
I do not know if they are the cause of anxiety or the results of anxiety?

good night

you might consider being tested for Sleep Apnea,,, that was the cause of my constant "Rememberance" of dreams,, i was waking all thru the night from suffocation, which mimics panic.... best wishes,, Gus

I've been sleep tested for similar reasons, but it just goes along with my anxiety/ptsd. I take meds to go to sleep and have found that some make dreams worse and more vivid. Sorry you are having such a hard time. Have you tried Melatonin? It's an over the counter that I've heard does help some people, I'm probably gonna try it here pretty soon.