Nightmare attacks!

[nightowl2]

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The other night, I had just taken my meds which consists of effexor( a fairly low dosage) and amnitryptoline, low dosage(for pain) and lisinopril (also low dosage) I had a lot of sugar in my system...(junk food.,.exessive)and I also had some things that were bothering me....I turned off all of the lights, which I sometimes do, when I am alone...but, not always...and I tried to go to sleep.

Well, I started having these "attacks"..I have never had anything like this before..(mind you, I still eat junk food,and maybe alot more than I should at all..and I have NEVER had this happen to me, ever!!!)
I lay down,and and kept trying to get comfortable,and readajusted myself several times, till I felt "just right",and then settled into a long "sleep".
Well, a little bit later...I started feeling like a person was hitting me in the face, and or poking me,and somebody was sitting on my chest,and it was getting tighter and tighter! I felt like I just couldn't breathe! a couple of times I woke up,and there was nobody there!
Another couple of times I "thought" that I had woken up, but, I was still dreaming..and somehow, knew that I wasn't really awake yet.
But, the dream kept "attacking me, physically"...I was terrified.I couldn't end the dreams unless I could just wake up....it took a while, but, I finally woke up, as I had to run to the bathroom....but, after I got up, stayed up and awake for a while,and later,,,I told my fiance' about it,and I didn't have any dreams like that one again!


I had been going thru some very stressful things that particular night...so maybe that was the "real cause" of it all...I don't know...all I remember, is that it felt like somebody was trying to hurt me, badly! I was having breathing problems,and trying to come up for air alot! I was also having to dodge peoples "fists!" alot!!!

I do NOT dream stuff like this! I have bad dreams..but, not like this!!


just curious, but, would anybody like to tell me what they might think actually happened to me?

My fiance's first questions were about a possible heart attack to me...(he's already gone thru a mild one!) I know the signs, but, I don't think that's what happened to me......but, I don't know, because I WAS asleep, for most of it!

I also think that with it could have been the meds with the candies that I ate and or the strong coffee ice cream that partially made me kind of sleepy too!

but, then again...I still do not know!


Anybody want to venture what was happening ?



nightowl2

[feelbad]

how long have you been on these meds?i know what the amy and the effexor are,but what is the lisinopril?what doyour medical issues consist of?and what is the source of your pain?

The amy and effexor are both actual anti Ds,I am wondering why your doc would actually have you on two?one is an SSRI(effexor) and the other(the elavil) is a tricyclic anti D.I do know that when i was on the elavil,wow I felt like a freakin zombie during the day so i switched it to taking it right before bed and had some really incredible nightmares and just totally off the wall kinds of dreams.I never really was a big dreamer and then all of the sudden I am getting all of this?once I stopped the elavil,things were fine.

Depending on how long you have been on this mix O meds,i would be leaning towards the elavil as the possible reason for this,espescially while also taking the effexor.Just a possibility.FB

[Constant]

sleep paralysis. look it up.

[nightowl2]

Well, FOr the meds, I have been on my meds for longer than two years at least..and I have NEVER had that problem before in my life!!

( REMOVED )

Anyhow, I haven't had another dream like THAT one...since!


I don't think that it was my meds...at first I wondered...but, I sort of think that it's stress related...I remember "fighting" off the "invisible attacker" when I was sleeping..I kept raising my arms up to hit the "person" while I was dreaming,and in my mind thinking" Isn't this person gonna leave me alone, yet!!?? Sure is taking their own sweet time!!!" I also felt like I was getting "pummeled" in my face!!! It was NOT a great feeling, ya know?

anyhow, I am doing better...


thanks,

nightowl2