Posted by Elizabeth on December 11, 2001, at 14:15:53
In reply to Re: Withdrawing from Effexor: nightmares » Anna Laura, posted by Simcha on December 11, 2001, at 7:40:05
> Methinks thy physician mightest be ingesting healthy doses of crack!!!!
Exactly what would a "healthy" [nonzero] dose of crack be???
> When tapering off of Effexor I had nightmares. One of them I was dreaming about a nice fluffy kitten. I layed down next to it to pet it. Suddenly it transformed into a giant tarantula. I immediately jumped away from it in my dream. Suddenly I woke up slamming the wall and hitting the floor in REAL LIFE! THAT HURT!!!
That's REM rebound. Things like that actually happened to me pretty frequently long before I ever took antidepressants (the first time I remember it happening was when I was four years old) -- I act out my dreams physically. I didn't really think much of it or realize it wasn't normal until I read a book on the neurobiology of sleep a few years ago. Antidepressants seem to have different effects on it -- desipramine actually made it worse, MAOIs completely eliminated it (not surprisingly, since they thoroughly suppress REM sleep), etc. I haven't noticed any effect from Effexor so far (only at 75 mg).
Anna Laura: once you start the Parnate, the nightmares should go away (if you're still having them by the time you start the Parnate).
-elizabeth
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