Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I told my PC that I was depressed about not being able to work. It's called " situational depression " and she gave me a very low dose of Zoloft. I take it at 10:00pm with 4.5mgs of LDN. I have not had any sleep disturbance at night, not even vivid dreams. AT NIGHT! If I wake up early (around 5:00 am) to go to the bathroom and go right back to sleep, I'm ok. But if I'm up for a while and then go back to bed or if I take a nap during the day, I have incredbly weird and vivid dreams. This morning I dreamed that my husband's aunt (who passed away 20 years ago) stole our baby. Only the baby was some sort of reptile! The colors were very bright. Any body else sleep thru the night and have wild dreams if they nap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Yes, ....I have had " vivid " and sometimes " disturbing " dreams during naps (mid-day). It makes ME think that the LDN is working...still....(thru the night and day). I really don't think it is something to be " alarmed " about......just " par for the course. " " Don't worry....'till it is time to worry... " Lots of luv, Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I’ve also had vivid dreams all my life, and I cannot imagine not dreaming in color. A person sees in color; why wouldn’t he or she dream in color? When I started LDN I didn’t remember my dreams at all. But when I awoke the first few days I felt as if my brain had been racing non-stop all night. Only after a few weeks did dreams that I could remember return. And they weren’t bad dreams. I wouldn’t worry about it. I have no idea whether normal vivid dreaming is related to endorphin levels. I would guess not, because clearly my levels have been low for most of my life, and, as I said, I’ve always had interesting, vivid dreams. n From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Robin Little Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:19 PM low dose naltrexone Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Vivid dreams I saw where someone was describing their vivid dreams, (which most people seem to find a bad thing) and she said " in color " . This makes me wonder, because when I do dream it IS in color and always has been. ( I have not started LDN yet.) I have always enjoyed my colorful, exciting dreams, and would have described them as " vivid " , and can't understand why this is described as one of the " down sides " of starting LDN. Do people mean they are having " nightmares " , the kind of dream that wakes you up terrified? Because that I understand is a bad thing. I wonder what (if anything) my having vivid dreams all the time means for me. Do I have endorphins already? Will LDN be ineffective for my " depression " and fatigue? There was a time when my dreams went away and I missed them terribly. Was that a time of low endorphins? Just thinking out loud. But I would like to hear more detail about peoples' dreams and how they are different when first starting LDN. Robin No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.283 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 03/25/09 18:54:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hahaha, that's so funny! I very rarely ever dream of anyone I know in real life, although I seem to know them in the dreamworld, and the houses and buildings are always places I've never been to before. They do not really exist. I used to dream in serial form. That was my favorite. Warmest Regards,Robin Little Posted by: " Art Hansen " rtee54@... rtee54 Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:39 pm (PDT) All of my supposed LDN-induced dreams have been vivid and mostly pleasant. Really quite interesting. If I've had a particularly difficult time at work during the day some of the characters from these incidents may appear in the dream, but I always end up killing them. So all's well that ends well. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I am not sure about endorphins affecting dreams. I have been on LDN for a month now and for that time I didn't dream, just a sense of blackness while I'll slept. Like I wasn't deeply asleep but in a black room. My dreams are starting to return and are quite vivid. I'm on 2.5mg. I think the absence of dreams was another form of sleep disturbance pertaining to adjusting to the LDN. Excessive amounts of 5-htp can make me dream a lot, and it isn't restful, but rather too much REM sleep. Vitamin B and some other nutritional deficiencies may also cause an absence of dreams or dream recall. If you have suffered depression and fatigue (and probably stress) it is possible you had periods of deficiency in the past when you didn't dream. I will be interested to know what happens for you if you decide to start the LDN. Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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