how come I don't remember my dreams when I take Klonopin RX?

Question

I am prescribed to take it

Is it the Klinopin. It seems like I don't dream at all

Answer 1

Chances are that the Klonopin is making you get into the real deep sleep stage, which in most cases we don't remember our dreams when we are in that stage.

Look up the sleep stages and it will explain about dreams.

Answer 2

I take it for anxiety/panic attacks but I asked my doctor if she thought it could help with my nightmares. I have very vivid dreams every night and the nightmares can get bad and ruin my mood for the whole next day. Sometimes I have anxiety attacks in my dreams. The 2 pills I take in the morning keep me 'calm' all day. She said that the one pill of Klonopin at night would help with the nightmares but it really hasn't. I've had 4 nightmares this week alone where I'm screaming, crying and beating someone to death. I remember every detail and it sucks.

I'll take a guess that if my dosage was raised, I'd probably pass out at night and not remember or be aware of my dreams but I really don't want to do that yet. Sounds like you're just experiencing what my doctor said is a 'side effect', a positive one for some people, negative for others.

Answer 3

Klonopin and other benzodiazepine drugs destroy the REM stage of sleep in most people. This is the deep most restful sleep stage. Essentially people on these types of drugs are often sleep deprived even though they think they are getting a good nights sleep. Don't be thinking of stopping that drug abruptly or rapidly either. It can produce severe withdrawal symptoms both physical and mental and some withdrawals such as seizures can be life threatening. That is no benign drug you are taking.

Answer 4

All it means is that you sleep hard. There are different stages of sleep. The dreams that we remember are the ones in the transition state when you are between stllep and wake.

Answer 5

Klonopin is a major psychotropic drug, designed to keep your thinking in safe parameters while you're awake. Maybe as a side effect, it's doing the same thing while you're asleep.

Answer 6

I don't remember my dreams either. It doesn't mean the medication is changing that. I don't see the point in this question unless you are trying to validate a reason to discontinue taking this.