Are these dreams good signs or bad signs ?

Posted by samynabeel @samynabeel, Dec 8, 2023

A paranoid schizophrenic patient who are taking escitalopram daily was sleeping 12 hours daily, then when he started using computer and sleep less about 7 hours daily, he started to have vivid dreams that are about matters that always bother him like constipation, his hateful brothers, his future losing of his money or apartment. could shifting in sleep duration and using of computer lead to these dreams, and as for these dreams are they good signs or bad ? And does he need some additional medicine to stop these disturbing dreams about his worries and unsolved major problem ?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 11, 2023

@samynabeel, have you talked with your doctor about your sleep patterns and dreams?

samynabeel | @samynabeel | Dec 14, 2023

In reply to @colleenyoung "@samynabeel, have you talked with your doctor about your sleep patterns and dreams?" + (show)

Unfortunately, I moved to another city, and I need to search for another doctor, and I thought that here I can find a doctor to tell me what to do.

Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Dec 14, 2023

Generally, stopping any screen time an hour before bedtime is supposed to improve sleep. When I started using a CPAP I began having much better sleep and more hours.

I started tapering off Klonopin a few months ago and it's really affected my sleep, with vivid dreams that are intrusive, and I started acting out my dreams. I'm going to be talking with my doctors about replacing it with another medication. My daughter is a therapist, and she told me about a medication, but it's usually prescribed by a psychiatrist, and I don't have one right now.

So, a medication change could cause changes in sleep and dreams, both for the bad and the good. Something to pursue when possible.

Jim

dragonfly123 | @dragonfly123 | Dec 17, 2023

I am an expert on dreams, took a full semester class, read about thirty books, the question about what does it mean? Is it a good or a bad dream? All any dream means, is that you were asleep. Quitting any substance can cause more dreams, try quitting pot and you will get more dreams and more vivid. Actually any loss, stressful situation, a few weeks later, again, more dreams and more vivid. If you have PTSD, you will have dreams about the traumatic event. Some psych docs prescribe Prasocyn, a blood pressure med like catapres, or something similar to help with sleep and to lower the nightmares from the traumatic event. Benadryl might, but that is not medical advice, and they say not to take those things every night. Melatonin, especially at first, seems to increase dreams...and some won't take it. The best advice is to do anything that you can to build up aerobic or strenous physical activity, walking, hiking, lifting weights, swimming, and also stuff like yoga and stretching, be religous about increasing the physical activity to the point of getting and feeling tired, and that will help a lot.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @samynabeel "Unfortunately, I moved to another city, and I need to search for another doctor, and I..." + (show)

I agree that you should find a doctor in your new location. This website is not for virtual consultations. Connect is an online forum where people can share experiences and ask each other questions about any health issue.