Interesting side effects of legally prescribed drugs
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I find my self confined to the pleasures of a hospital room for the next 2 weeks ( apologies to the spelling police, I am far from compos menus). I am on a mix of morphine and diazepam: the interesting effect is that I am dreaming of mundane home life but with hilarious ( or at least entirely inapproriateb) subtitles. Is this unusual? I normally never touch anything stronger than 18yo 0ban with maybe a paracetamol the day after?
The last dream was of my daugher was spraying me with water to wake me up up while subtitles describing European fiscal policy scrolled along the bottom of the scene.
The last dream was of my daugher was spraying me with water to wake me up up while subtitles describing European fiscal policy scrolled along the bottom of the scene.
Got BBC News 24 on quietly in the corner have you?
A few years ago I took a sleeping tablet called Zopiclone for a while. It gave me the most intense, bizarre dreams I've ever had. Some of them were lucid as well (I was aware I was dreaming and able to control events), which was a lot of fun!
A few years ago I took a sleeping tablet called Zopiclone for a while. It gave me the most intense, bizarre dreams I've ever had. Some of them were lucid as well (I was aware I was dreaming and able to control events), which was a lot of fun!
Telomerase said:
I find my self confined to the pleasures of a hospital room for the next 2 weeks ( apologies to the spelling police, I am far from compos menus). I am on a mix of morphine and diazepam: the interesting effect is that I am dreaming of mundane home life but with hilarious ( or at least entirely inapproriateb) subtitles. Is this unusual? I normally never touch anything stronger than 18yo 0ban with maybe a paracetamol the day after?
The last dream was of my daugher was spraying me with water to wake me up up while subtitles describing European fiscal policy scrolled along the bottom of the scene.
I was once in a similar situation when in hospital having problems with my kidneys.The last dream was of my daugher was spraying me with water to wake me up up while subtitles describing European fiscal policy scrolled along the bottom of the scene.
They were crazy dreams, semi lifelike dreams and some were not nice at all. At times I found them rather scary, not the actual dream but the points between real and not real were blurred to me.
t quickly bungs you upMorphine can really twist your melon, I was on a machine that gave me a hit every time I pressed a button - there were time limits put in place sadly ha ha.
I stayed pretty calm, I'm not really a panicker by nature, but I had both arms strapped up in an elevated position so obviously couldn't move or 'defend myself' I'm not a fighter by nature but it was pretty disconcerting not being able to fight off "baddies".
I spent one night convinced there was a team of cats chasing rats about under my bed all night, I could hear them all talking to each other in half-English-half-cat (because rats can't speak English) about flanking the rats.
Another I was utterly convinced there was a Heroin addict in the bed opposite me - I listened to him talking to a nurse about how he was jumping off some rocks at a local beech with some other junkies and it all got a bit out of hand and he'd broken both ankles, she was asking why he was killing himself with drugs and he was doing the usual junkie thing of trying to argue that Heroin wasn't half as damaging as "e numbers" and booze. I got really; really paranoid he would see my mobile on my bedside and smother me to steal it for drugs. There wasn't anyone in that bed in the morning, there's a good chance he never existed, or perhaps he went straight into surgery and recovery in another ward.
I stayed pretty calm, I'm not really a panicker by nature, but I had both arms strapped up in an elevated position so obviously couldn't move or 'defend myself' I'm not a fighter by nature but it was pretty disconcerting not being able to fight off "baddies".
I spent one night convinced there was a team of cats chasing rats about under my bed all night, I could hear them all talking to each other in half-English-half-cat (because rats can't speak English) about flanking the rats.
Another I was utterly convinced there was a Heroin addict in the bed opposite me - I listened to him talking to a nurse about how he was jumping off some rocks at a local beech with some other junkies and it all got a bit out of hand and he'd broken both ankles, she was asking why he was killing himself with drugs and he was doing the usual junkie thing of trying to argue that Heroin wasn't half as damaging as "e numbers" and booze. I got really; really paranoid he would see my mobile on my bedside and smother me to steal it for drugs. There wasn't anyone in that bed in the morning, there's a good chance he never existed, or perhaps he went straight into surgery and recovery in another ward.
Following a bike smash, they pumped me full of painkillers after spending a few hours playing with the nine piece jigsaw puzzle that was my boxers fracture...
Sent me home with, amongst other things, with some Tramadol, only took it for 24hrs after waking up feeling like I was floating half a metre above the bed and not able to get back down, scary...
Sent me home with, amongst other things, with some Tramadol, only took it for 24hrs after waking up feeling like I was floating half a metre above the bed and not able to get back down, scary...
mrtwisty said:
Got BBC News 24 on quietly in the corner have you?
A few years ago I took a sleeping tablet called Zopiclone for a while. It gave me the most intense, bizarre dreams I've ever had. Some of them were lucid as well (I was aware I was dreaming and able to control events), which was a lot of fun!
Zispin / Mirtazipine does this too. You'll sleep ridiculous amounts and never feel rested due to the dreaming.A few years ago I took a sleeping tablet called Zopiclone for a while. It gave me the most intense, bizarre dreams I've ever had. Some of them were lucid as well (I was aware I was dreaming and able to control events), which was a lot of fun!
It also has a magical effect on your waist line. Not a good one, unfortunately.
My sympathy - I had penguins crawling out of the wall at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary while on IV morphine.
On a serious note, morphine isn't just morphine - there are various permutations of it. I struggled on 'basic' stuff, changed to oxycontin which was no fun (or too much fun...) either, but cope admirably on hydromorphine - comparitively high dose and no real side effects. So speak to your doctor.
On a serious note, morphine isn't just morphine - there are various permutations of it. I struggled on 'basic' stuff, changed to oxycontin which was no fun (or too much fun...) either, but cope admirably on hydromorphine - comparitively high dose and no real side effects. So speak to your doctor.
All types of anaesthesia and opiates have quite varied side effects depending on the dosage. Post anaesthesia confusion is very common, but it can also be very distressing for the individual involved as there is no recollection of how they were 'out of it'
SSRI's and other anti depressants, it will always be expected to have quite bizarre dreams, just need to be monitored when on a reducing regime .
SSRI's and other anti depressants, it will always be expected to have quite bizarre dreams, just need to be monitored when on a reducing regime .
My dad once ruined a ligament in his knee playing football. One of the side effects of the drugs he had to take during treatment was a risk of "black hairy tongue"
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hairy_tongue
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hairy_tongue
Edited by Pooky67 on Monday 26th November 12:43
I was prescribed Zyban to stop smoking. They made me really agitated but gave me the raging horn. I never bothered with stopping smoking, completely forgot about it to be honest. Stopped taking them after day 5 from the jitters.
Also, I twisted my back and was given a couple of Tramadol. G/F at the time curled up in a ball and kept pushing me away after about an hour in bed. Just couldnt finish, which is a known (not at the time) side effect apparently. Really frustrating, but my back felt a lot better.
Lastly, I mistakenly took the then g/f's olanzapine instead of nurofen. That took a while to clear but had one of the best sleeps I've ever had. I felt hungover for about 3 days though
Also, I twisted my back and was given a couple of Tramadol. G/F at the time curled up in a ball and kept pushing me away after about an hour in bed. Just couldnt finish, which is a known (not at the time) side effect apparently. Really frustrating, but my back felt a lot better.
Lastly, I mistakenly took the then g/f's olanzapine instead of nurofen. That took a while to clear but had one of the best sleeps I've ever had. I felt hungover for about 3 days though
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