Bad Dreams
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:41 am
All my life my dreams have been vivid, and some repetitive, and while many have been scary, most weren't bad enough to be night terrors.
While not usually terrorizing, the most tormenting were when on Sinemet for the PLMD and if something (eating protein, taking cold meds, etc.)caused the medicine to not fully work. I'd be stuck in a place somewhere between asleep and awake, and very brief scenes would flash repeatedly all night long. If I woke up then went back to sleep it would begin repeating again. Sometimes it was just one sentence that was like a stuck record. Maddening!
Not sure if I was on Sinemet or Mirapex, but one night I was sure someone was watching me by hidden camera, and that a light was blinking at the edge of the ceiling light fixture. I even taped a marking pen to the handle of my broom to mark the spot so I could have it checked out in the morning. Well, morning finally came. My light fixture brilliantly displayed a smattering of red squiggly X marks resembling toddler art. Of course there was no roving hidden camera.
When my sleep deprivation was at its worst, I was having these "spells" where it felt I was "daydreaming" then would hear myself saying aloud a line from the scene. I was aware enough to know it was inapproriate and would quickly say, "No. No." and would soon fully awaken, though disjointed for a moment. I imagine the staff where I worked then have some tales to tell, as I did it a few times while conducting meetings. I can only hope the things I blurted were inappropriate only in time and place, as I generally couldn't remember them once I was fully alert.
I still dream every time I doze, even when just nodding lightly. But all the really weird stuff decreased as my sleep improved. Sleep deprivation can do strange things to the brain.
Kathy
While not usually terrorizing, the most tormenting were when on Sinemet for the PLMD and if something (eating protein, taking cold meds, etc.)caused the medicine to not fully work. I'd be stuck in a place somewhere between asleep and awake, and very brief scenes would flash repeatedly all night long. If I woke up then went back to sleep it would begin repeating again. Sometimes it was just one sentence that was like a stuck record. Maddening!
Not sure if I was on Sinemet or Mirapex, but one night I was sure someone was watching me by hidden camera, and that a light was blinking at the edge of the ceiling light fixture. I even taped a marking pen to the handle of my broom to mark the spot so I could have it checked out in the morning. Well, morning finally came. My light fixture brilliantly displayed a smattering of red squiggly X marks resembling toddler art. Of course there was no roving hidden camera.
When my sleep deprivation was at its worst, I was having these "spells" where it felt I was "daydreaming" then would hear myself saying aloud a line from the scene. I was aware enough to know it was inapproriate and would quickly say, "No. No." and would soon fully awaken, though disjointed for a moment. I imagine the staff where I worked then have some tales to tell, as I did it a few times while conducting meetings. I can only hope the things I blurted were inappropriate only in time and place, as I generally couldn't remember them once I was fully alert.
I still dream every time I doze, even when just nodding lightly. But all the really weird stuff decreased as my sleep improved. Sleep deprivation can do strange things to the brain.
Kathy
