I have the strangest dreams! Some are kind of funny and weird, but most of them are strange and disturbing. I wake up in a sweat and kind of panicky. I need my sleep, I am caregiver to my husband and really, really would love to get a decent night's sleep. Ugh.
I think they are caused by one of the medications that I take at bedtime, Risperidone. It's a psych med. I've talked to my dr about stopping it, also WHY am I taking it...what does it do for me. I never got a good answer, only solution was to try taking it in the morning. I said to him, well I can't very well sleep the day away if it makes me drowsy So I am going to talk to him about it again and get more answers. Anymore I am for less meds the better. I am afflicted with depression and anxiety disorder, but I am doing really remarkably well at this point, I am willing to wean off this one medication and see how I do. When I looked it up on Google, it said it was for Schizophrenia! Yikes!
Do you have weird dreams, too? Any suggestions are welcomed!
I think they are caused by one of the medications that I take at bedtime, Risperidone. It's a psych med. I've talked to my dr about stopping it, also WHY am I taking it...what does it do for me. I never got a good answer, only solution was to try taking it in the morning. I said to him, well I can't very well sleep the day away if it makes me drowsy So I am going to talk to him about it again and get more answers. Anymore I am for less meds the better. I am afflicted with depression and anxiety disorder, but I am doing really remarkably well at this point, I am willing to wean off this one medication and see how I do. When I looked it up on Google, it said it was for Schizophrenia! Yikes!
Do you have weird dreams, too? Any suggestions are welcomed!
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Good morning, I am so sorry I missed this post! Get back here girl! Hannah had company from California so I enjoyed visiting too. Noelle and Rebekah were off for the long holiday weekend so we all had fun at the Buff in Boulder.
ReplyDeleteI don't have weird dreams but I did at one time. I think our minds get overloaded. I never dreamed of my mother after her passing but I had one of my dad incorporated with Shadow our gypsy dog that ran like the wind and was struck and killed in July 2001. It really made me feel peaceful.
I know you take meds for certain things but I am never a fan of the psych drugs. When they all say you may feel more depressed or wishing to take your own life! What the heck....
They tried to give me something for headaches. I said lady, you forget I worked in the medical school. No Thank you. she told me she probably couldn't help me. So I saw her partner, a crotchy old fellow but brilliant. I did massage which helped so much. Today I see the acupuncturist. Not so many headaches but all the weight of my world sitting on my shoulders.
Try to get off that medication. It sounds like it makes you feel worse. My friends nephew in his 30's has schizophrenia and the stories she passes on to me about his illness makes me so sad. One of Theo's biggest problems is being unable to sleep or oversleeping.
Come back and blog more. I am getting caught up once again and will watch for you. HUGS and LOVE. Praying they can help you wean off that drug.