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Amitriptylin ( was Azathioprine) and dreams???

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#1 ·
My Rx for amptriptylin is for one or two pills every night, my call on whether to take just one or both. Taking only one, I start to have rough nights again where I can't sleep. So I go back to taking two pills and then I definitely sleep. And sleep and sleep. It's usually 11 a.m. before I can drag myself out of bed. But it's restful and deep sleep and it seems to help if I can do it for a time.

So my question: Why does the drug give me amazing and lovely dreams when I take two pills? On one I never, ever have nightmares (a nightly event in my life before starting the drug). On two, I dream gorgeous dreams filled with flowers and amazing costumes and good feelings when talking to people that in reality I would feel very bad talking to. I dream of my dad, who died many years ago, and it's always nice. I swear, it's almost like I'm taking some hallucinogen.

Anybody else? Any guesses?

Sunny
 
Discussion starter · #9 ·
Isn't it odd how one medication can affect us all so differently? Yes, I twitch a good bit. But I was doing that before the Ami, so I don't think it's responsible. My dreams are very therapeutic on the higher dose.

As for azothiaprin, Clare, it's the low dose that puts me right to sleep. I'm supposed to take one pill night and one morning. I couldn't do that. The single pill just knocks me out .... great for night but not so great for mornings. So I take both at night. And oddly, that doesn't seem to affect my sleep pattern at all. :p Who knows?

I'm just glad to hear I'm not the only one whose dreams are affected. And I'm glad I get the good ones. :lol: I don't think I could handle more nightmares.

Sunny
ok, NOT a bonehead
 
Discussion starter · #11 ·
Pam, amptriptylin (sp?) was and continues to be a godsend. No matter how bad the pain is, I can always take two and have a deep and mostly refreshing sleep. I can't escape the worst of -- inevitably a snake creeps into my dreams and I dream it's biting my face and I can't tear it off. I know -- too much information. Sorry. But I still have trouble getting up in the morning if I take two pills. I could NOT get up on a schedule after two and go anywhere. But taking one, my body adapted pretty quickly. If the rest of my body will let me get up, the pill taken the night before won't stop me. Mornings are bad for me. I wake up in pretty awful pain so I take my ms contin as soon as I wake up. A lot of mornings I take it around 6 a.m. when the dog needs to go out and head back to bed for more sleep. Otherwise, the first hour of my morning is spent drinking strong, hot tea while waiting for the pain meds to kick in.
 
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