Posted by mellow on March 30, 2012, at 16:51:53
In reply to Effexor withdrawal nightmares: REM-blocker drug?, posted by novelagent on March 30, 2012, at 4:41:36
If you need to calm down the dreams some SSRI's are known to repress REM sleep. But eventually you will have to taper that drug. I work at a sleep disorder clinic and many pt's on SSRI's get very little REM. Part of the discontinuation syndrome with AD's is that your body "rebounds" on dream sleep once the drugs are taken away. The physcian at my clinic says the body figures out it can dream again and kind of tries to make up for lost time.
My Celexa withdrawal was terrible. I would leap out bed screaming several times a night. My dreams were incredibly intense. It didnt even feel like sleep. You could try the prozac trick as others have suggested. The half life is longer than most AD's and it might slowly ease you back into a normal sleep architecture.
Have you considered low dose risperdal or seroquel just to take the edge off for a few nights rest?
mellow
Bipolar II
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