I need some advice/help

[melanielouise]

(I posted under a statement before '7 months of vivid dreams), but I actually need help if possible)I was placed on wellbutrin xl about 3 years ago (I was taking care of my aunt who was a hospice patient - she had raised me and it was really bringing the depression to a head).  I was dignosed with ADD/ADHD/OCD in early 06 and basically refused to take ritalin (really worried about the side effects)so I  just delt with it until this February/March I was placed on effexor xl and then in June or so I was also placed on lamictal.  Basically I have had these very vivid dreams which started about the time I started taking the effexor and lamictal.  These dreams are NOT happy fuzzy bunny dreams either.  I just neeed to know could the combo of all of these be causing this.  I think they are taking a bigger toll on my sanity than the ADD etc.

Thanks

[mddie]

I don't take any med for anxiety, but I have the most awful vivid dreams, and always about me having something wrong with me or harming myself.  I believe it is a mere reflection of my state of mind and my present concerns.  Yours could be due to th med, if it has only just started since taking them... but if your anxious or depressed vivid dreams are usual

[Mark TX]

If you feel your life was more manageable or more fulfilling without medication than with it, then I think you've got a tough decision to make.   I had a very unpleasant experience with Lamictal.   I've had a very unpleasant experience with several other drugs as well.  I've made the decision to go natural again.  It's been over six months and I'm feeling quite a bit better than I have for the past few years.  Will I ever need the meds again?  Perhaps.  Do I need them at the moment?  I don't think so.  Is there a risk?  Possibly.  Can anyone make the decision but me?  Nope.

Fortunately, my GP is fairly supportive of my choice.  I showed her the lengthy list of medications I've been on over the years... and her jaw hit the floor.  Don't fall into that trap.  If you don't feel better after six months or a year, something isn't right.  If something doesn't seem right to you... it's probably not right.

mark