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Posted by llg on July 11, 2000, at 8:51:14
Is anyone that has taken this medication for 3-6 months having weird dreams and talking in sleep?
Posted by noa on July 11, 2000, at 15:16:30
In reply to effexor xr, posted by llg on July 11, 2000, at 8:51:14
Sort of.
I definitely have weird vivid dreams, although rarely are they distressing to me, just odd. I don't usually remember the details or care to, but have woken up feeling aware of just having a bizarre dream experience. I think my lack of interest in recalling the dreams is because they are not that emotionally compelling--no major anxiety dreams like I used to have.
As for talking in sleep, I have experienced waking up hearing myself talking as I awoke. It feels less like purposeful talking (like in my dream I am trying to say something) and more like a sort of vocal tic, ie, making odd vocalizations that are somewhat speechlike, but not really like the usual speech sounds I use when actally speaking. Sometimes, I would still be "sleeptalking" this way a few moments after I was already awake--like a tic needing to be expressed.
I also have had myoclonus from effexor (and from Paxil)--muscle twitches and jerks, when at rest, especially right before sleep.
The sleeptalking and myoclonus are pretty much gone now that I take Serzone, which helps me sleep. It counteracts the activating aspects of the effexor for me--jitteriness, twitchiness, insomnia. Come to think of it, perhaps it has calmed the bizarre dream thing, too.
Posted by Renee N on July 12, 2000, at 6:26:51
In reply to effexor xr, posted by llg on July 11, 2000, at 8:51:14
Yes to both. I could remember details and they were quite bizarre. Sometimes good dreams sometimes bad, but always interesting!
Now I am slowly tapering off the Effexor and am having nightmares. They don't upset once I'm awake. I also seem to be waking up too early and then I drag in the afternoon. Renee N
Posted by llg on July 20, 2000, at 12:41:06
In reply to Vivid Dreams, posted by Renee N on July 12, 2000, at 6:26:51
> Yes to both. I could remember details and they were quite bizarre. Sometimes good dreams sometimes bad, but always interesting!
> Now I am slowly tapering off the Effexor and am having nightmares. They don't upset once I'm awake. I also seem to be waking up too early and then I drag in the afternoon. Renee Nwhy are you tapering off? I have tried serzone, celexia, paxil this seem to be working except for the interruptions in sleep.
Posted by llg on July 20, 2000, at 12:44:49
In reply to Re: effexor xr, posted by noa on July 11, 2000, at 15:16:30
> Sort of.
>
> I definitely have weird vivid dreams, although rarely are they distressing to me, just odd. I don't usually remember the details or care to, but have woken up feeling aware of just having a bizarre dream experience. I think my lack of interest in recalling the dreams is because they are not that emotionally compelling--no major anxiety dreams like I used to have.
>
> As for talking in sleep, I have experienced waking up hearing myself talking as I awoke. It feels less like purposeful talking (like in my dream I am trying to say something) and more like a sort of vocal tic, ie, making odd vocalizations that are somewhat speechlike, but not really like the usual speech sounds I use when actally speaking. Sometimes, I would still be "sleeptalking" this way a few moments after I was already awake--like a tic needing to be expressed.
>
> I also have had myoclonus from effexor (and from Paxil)--muscle twitches and jerks, when at rest, especially right before sleep.
>
> The sleeptalking and myoclonus are pretty much gone now that I take Serzone, which helps me sleep. It counteracts the activating aspects of the effexor for me--jitteriness, twitchiness, insomnia. Come to think of it, perhaps it has calmed the bizarre dream thing, too.
Paxil gave me bad sexual side effects which caused fustration. I would like to go back to being normal when I didnt need anything. The dreams are vivid and I remember everthing. Sleep is becoming a chore.
Posted by Renee N on July 21, 2000, at 17:20:58
In reply to Re: Vivid Dreams, posted by llg on July 20, 2000, at 12:41:06
My main problems are memory related. The Effexor doesn't help that, it just makes me less upset about the problems ADHD symptoms cause. My pdoc was dropped by my insurance because his office didn't respond to a request for a review. No one bothered to inform me until the day of a long awaited appointment which they said would have to be self pay.
I am just taking a little less each day and am doing fine. I',m glad Effexor is good for you. Best wishes for your continued success! Renee N
P.S. I had the longest, most involved nightmare last night. It was a combination of "Scream 3" which I wsatched with my kids last night, and the plot of a book that I haven't read, but would like to about a biracial family over several decades...Bizarre, but entertaining.
Posted by michael on July 24, 2000, at 16:58:04
In reply to Going off Effexor, posted by Renee N on July 21, 2000, at 17:20:58
For what it's worth... when I was taking effexor, I had very vivid dreams. Fortunately for me, they were never bad/nightmares. When I quit taking it, the dreams were the one thing that I missed most.... michael
> My main problems are memory related. The Effexor doesn't help that, it just makes me less upset about the problems ADHD symptoms cause. My pdoc was dropped by my insurance because his office didn't respond to a request for a review. No one bothered to inform me until the day of a long awaited appointment which they said would have to be self pay.
> I am just taking a little less each day and am doing fine. I',m glad Effexor is good for you. Best wishes for your continued success! Renee N
> P.S. I had the longest, most involved nightmare last night. It was a combination of "Scream 3" which I wsatched with my kids last night, and the plot of a book that I haven't read, but would like to about a biracial family over several decades...Bizarre, but entertaining.
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