dreams are too real...

ever since i started taking meds (citalopram) ive had problems sleeping (which i knew i would) and more vivid dreams (again this was no suprise) but now its getting really bad. they are so real it takes me ages to wake up from them and come back to reality and most of the time dream/reality is merged. also sometimes i remember something happening but it didnt it was just in a dream. its got to the point where i dont know whats real and what i dreamed, which is really bad

this morning i had a bad dream which seems silly now. i had gone to a bank and got quite a lot of money out then went to buy some things. but then when i got to the bus stop to go home i realised i had lost my bag with everything in it (including all the money) so i flew into a panic and went back looking for it but obvously i couldnt find it. there was these 2 women at this table. like a market stall but more like just a table and they were complaining about me and said i was a right nutjob and 1 of them was going to call the cops. im not sure exactly what was happening but i was going crazy coz i lost my bag then next thing i knew i was on the bus and in a very foul mood, seemed to skip whatever happened in between. then i started arguing with someone on the bus (no idea who) and then i woke up in a panic and still thinking it was real for ages afterwards.

i didnt know what to do. i knew id have to tell the bank to cancel my credit card etc. by now i was actually awake and thinking all this was real. it took me a good half out to snap out of it and realise it was just a dream. this seems to be getting worse each morning and i hate it. i also hate not knowing whats real and not. its confusing and im trying so hard to hide it because its embarrassing and i dont want anyone to know but its really hard when i dont know

anyone else had this problem when taking anti depressents? will it go away?

The Meds. can amplify feelings and the dreams. In this dream you felt like you lost some thing of value. This dream could mean you do not feel a strong attachment to money any more. You do not worry about money so much any more.

Hello I've had vivid dreams / nightmares , while on meds
I think some foods can effect meds
Do you take meds morning and night ? Or just once a day maybe your doctor could suggest changing the times of your meds
I remember my dreams did abate after while

i take them in the morning

i dont worry so much about money now so thats probably right. is this telling me that i should?

most of the time its not nightmares/bad dreams but they are still very intense that its hard to wake up properly. tbh im dreading going to bed coz i dont want to have these stupid dreams!

You are going in the right direction. No, no need to worry about money so much.

It may be a good idea to talk to your doctor about this. Maybe they can suggest a different time of day to take your meds or something else. Your pharmacist may be helpful too. Some meds are better to take with food and not on an empty stomach. I don't take meds but have had some realistic dreams. That can be very scary. Last night my T was in my dream. To break out of the aftereffects you might try doing something "real" like talking to your partner, turning on the TV or radio. Let's try for sweet dreams tomorrow ok?

tbh ive never been obsessed with money like most other people seem to be. i dont want to be rich, i'd like enough to cover what i need/want but since i know ill always be unemployed i feel like i only really need money to keep other companys happy, like for my food, electric etc, thats all i need money for to buy what i need, yea its difficult but i know theres no other way to get better money so i just accept this...

i want to come off the meds i dont really feel like i need them anyway and there just messing things up more than they already were. i wont get anymore after this box is finished. for now im still trying to relieve some stress by getting stuff done, like the cleaning. once thats done im sure ill feel like a huge weight has been lifted...

also i dont have a partner and even when i get up i sometimes still feel stuck in some weird... well i dont know what to call it. all i know is i hate it, ive always had problems getting up in the morning but its never been this bad!

I don't know much about this sleep condition but I thought would comment on the dream a little.

Do you recall anything about what items you purchased or what your feelings were about them? Like Thunder Bow said, you lost something of value. The money and objects probably symbolize something of value in your life that you fear losing or feel that you are losing, but can you say more about what is valuable in your life right now? Maybe this is related to the trouble you are having with the med... for instance it causes confusion between reality and dreams. Certainly someone in a confused state is more likely to misplace or lose things.

The women at the table seem to blame you or accuse you of making trouble. They could represent part of yourself from which self-blame comes. On some level you may feel it's your own fault that some of these things are happening to you in life.

Your are in a foul mood on the bus. Either losing the bag/money, or getting blamed for something, or both, is deeply upsetting.

Mike

thanks these explanations make sense i cant remember exactly what i bought in the dream but im sure there was some food, like small snacks or something. but that wasnt all because it was a big bag i was carrying, a plastic carrier bag from some shop but i had bought lots of different things from different shops. thats all i remember

as for whats valuable in my life right now im really not sure. the thing ive always valued most is that i am physicly fit. i dont have any physical problems, no allergys (i was thinking about this the other day when i was looking at some self help website and it said think of things your grateful for and things your grateful you dont have), and i can walk miles easily etc. thats probably what means the most to me. if that makes sense

nd the things that go wrong in my life are my fault, its not that im just accepting the responsibility, i can trace them back and its always because of me...

It occurs to me that taking money out of the bank and going to buy the items is a concrete action intended to bring things of value into your life. Yet this action goes wrong and causes you anxiety. You get blamed for being a nuisance of some sort.

I don't quite follow here. Can you say more about how you relate to yourself around things that go wrong? Do you relate to yourself kindly or harshly or something else?

i mean that everything that goes wrong in my life is my own fault. its because i did things wrong. i used to try blaming other people or things but i realised it was pathetic and i had to accept and take responsibility for my own actions...