Nightmare in the Medicine Cabinet

By Filed under Science and Other News on October 11, 2011 with 3 comments

A wide array of drugs can cause nightmares. The list includes certain antidepressants, antibiotics, beta blockers, blood-pressure medications, statins for lowering cholesterol and drugs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Some drugs tend to cause bad dreams when they are first taken; others bring nightmares when they’re stopped. Alcohol, over-the-counter antihistamines and some dietary supplements have the same effect.

Full story on how some drugs can cause nightmares.

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  1. Buster says:
    October 11, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    A wide array of drugs can cause nightmares.

    Talk about a bad trip, man!

  2. Devon Herrick says:
    October 11, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    I tend to dream in the early morning just before the alarm goes off. I’ve never really noticed medications affecting that — with the exception of one time when I took 250mg of hydrocodone so I could sleep despite having a severe cold. If drugs that affect brain chemistry also affect dreams, I wonder why I’ve never really heard anyone talk about alcohol effecting dreams?

  3. Vicki says:
    October 12, 2011 at 6:36 am

    This is a headline I wish I hadn’t seen.