My doc put me on seroquel to help my insomnia problems. My insomnia is cause by having bipolar disorder. I'm currently on Lamictal and it's working extremely well except for controlling insomnia. I've been on ambien but all controlled substances meant for sleeping disorders are meant to help temporarily. Nothing seems to really work. I even tried doing hardcore workouts before sleep and that doesn't even help. The seroquel does help but I have strange, vivid and quite disturbing dreams so I don't sleep WELL and therefore wake w/a pounding headache. Anyone else had this reaction? Any advice would be appreciated.
2006-12-07 06:57:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes, my son is bipolar and is on Lamictal, Seroquel, and a couple of other drugs as well. He has weird dreams, and his memory is shot - he gets confused so easily, can't keep track of time and has trouble telling the difference between what's real and what he's imagined. Talk to your doc about it, I know side effects are part of the "fun" of being bipolar, but maybe there's something they can give you to help you get a decent night's sleep. Good luck, my dear.
2006-12-07 07:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by woodlands127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lamictal, Seroquel and any drug which works on the central nervous system may lead to 'bad dreams'. Neither Lamictal nor Seroquel is effective for insomnia. There are medications which are approved for the long term treatment of insomnia but such an approval is a matter of marketing not medicine. My drug of choice for insomnia is temazepam 30 mg at bedtime although Ambien is fine and both are absolutely safe in long term use.
2006-12-07 07:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been on seroquel for about three years. I take it for the same reson you do-bipolar and insomnia. When I do dream it is off the wall interpreting them. Just last night, I had a dream that i was a pilot and people kept coming over to tell me about my flying. They also kept putting my work vest in the lake i lived by.
go figure.
Lisa
2006-12-07 07:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!
1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.
2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.
The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.
After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net
Ohhh..and Good Luck!
2014-09-17 10:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's happened to me and it's not serious. I took Vistaril before and had very weird and vivid dreams..I'm sure its just a side affect that will go away after a few weeks. I now take pain meds and they cause awful dreams too
2016-03-13 04:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea my girlfriend has and dude quit taking that **** i just say a commercial for a lawsuit cus its cousing diabetic seizures and death
2006-12-07 07:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by dirtydeathgutter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually dont dream- at least not that i would remember.
2006-12-07 08:12:50 · answer #7 · answered by I.M. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋