Why Do Antidepressants Cause Vivid Dreams?

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If you have taken antidepressant medication like Zoloft, Prozac or Lexapro to name a few, you may have experienced bizarre or intense dreams. This very disturbing, it does not mean the medication is making you worse. Antidepressants suppress the REM stage of sleep which is the stage where you dream. The effect of this suppression is that you can get REM rebound where you experience very intense dreams. Changing medication may help as the effect may not manifest as much with the different medication. For more information on this and similar topics, you can visit my website at http://markspsychiatry.com

Published 2012-08-23 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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