SSRI-caused sleep talking
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cimoreneI posted once before about the sleep effects of my curent high dose of Venlafaxin (name brand Effexor). In short, it initially caused me to wake up incredibly frequently and then I guess I got more used to the waking up and I now far more frequently
The latter thing happens to me frequently - in the post linked above I mention a time I dreamed that my mom told me it was called a "curly dream", although of course it's more like a nested dream or recursive dream (as opposed to recurring, but maybe this one is too confusing).
My theory is that I'm still sort of waking up for a microsecond, but going back to the dream I was dreaming and not remembering waking up; but the brief waking moment causes me to be aware I'm dreaming each time it happens. As I go further into whatever stage of sleep, though, I can forget again, and hence lose whatever control of the dream I might have had. None of that explains the sleep talk and the arms and legs though.
Wax often tells me something I said in my sleep. It's pretty hit or miss whether I remember what I was dreaming about - usually I don't remember the context of saying that, even if I do. Apparently last night I whispershouted "Fuck you! How dare you come into my house!" and I was dreaming a sort of Mike Flanagan type show where some newcomers to a cute little town found out everyone else in it, or everyone but their landlord actually, were cultists trying to open a hellmouth to get the whole town sucked into hell. (Understandable reaction, therefore.)
Anyway, it occurred to me this has been happening for quite a while and we should start saving them. So I made a tag. She says she can't remember any others right now, and neither can I.
- know I'm asleep;
- can control (or more like partially control) my dreams;
- talk in my sleep;
- wave my arms or legs around in my sleep; and
- dream I've woken up and then realize I'm still dreaming one or more times.
The latter thing happens to me frequently - in the post linked above I mention a time I dreamed that my mom told me it was called a "curly dream", although of course it's more like a nested dream or recursive dream (as opposed to recurring, but maybe this one is too confusing).
My theory is that I'm still sort of waking up for a microsecond, but going back to the dream I was dreaming and not remembering waking up; but the brief waking moment causes me to be aware I'm dreaming each time it happens. As I go further into whatever stage of sleep, though, I can forget again, and hence lose whatever control of the dream I might have had. None of that explains the sleep talk and the arms and legs though.
Wax often tells me something I said in my sleep. It's pretty hit or miss whether I remember what I was dreaming about - usually I don't remember the context of saying that, even if I do. Apparently last night I whispershouted "Fuck you! How dare you come into my house!" and I was dreaming a sort of Mike Flanagan type show where some newcomers to a cute little town found out everyone else in it, or everyone but their landlord actually, were cultists trying to open a hellmouth to get the whole town sucked into hell. (Understandable reaction, therefore.)
Anyway, it occurred to me this has been happening for quite a while and we should start saving them. So I made a tag. She says she can't remember any others right now, and neither can I.
