increased dreaming on Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)

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stuPete - 06 Apr 2006 16:04 GMT

During the one and a half year I´ve been using Trileptal oxcarbazepine,
my dreaming (at nighttime ;-) ) has increased almost absurdly.

Prolonged and more frequent dreams during a nights sleep,
but no change in the "contents" or "subjects" of the dreams as such,
compared to my pre-medication period.

If I wake up 2 times a night, I can expect 3 intensive dreams during the
night.
Is that just to be expected or to be decreasing with time ?

Regards
Pete

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G. - 06 Apr 2006 19:04 GMT

I had thought that we only remember our dreams if we *wake up during
the REM sleep when they occur ?
Most nights I don't remember any, but usually nights where I'm more
restless I recall 1 or 2.
If you recall more dreams could that be that you're actually waking
up more often than you realize? Just wondered. G./

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stuPete - 09 Apr 2006 19:29 GMT

> I had thought that we only remember our dreams if we *wake up during
> the REM sleep when they occur ?
> Most nights I don't remember any, but usually nights where I'm more
> restless I recall 1 or 2.
> If you recall more dreams could that be that you're actually waking
> up more often than you realize? Just wondered. G./

I usually wake up 1-2 times a night, just as before starting with
epilepsy medicine. But WHEN during the sleep that happens,
I don´t know. Seems to be no change in that pattern, anyhow.
I also more often find myself sweating during sleep.
Perhaps these things are related somehow.

During the awake-hours, how often do you find yourself
tired some 1-2 hours after taking the pills ?
During busy times in daylight it can be "ignored",
while "placing myself idle on the couch under artificial light"
makes me fald asleep almost instantly in those periods.

Regards.

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G. - 09 Apr 2006 20:03 GMT

None (how many times I find myself tired 1-2 hours **after taking the
pills).
The Tegretol I use, and the Frisium both say to use it with Milk,
Food or Juice. I take the Tegretol and 1 Fris. in AM with breakfast,
after juice, and the night dose 1-2 hours before I retire, with Juice.
If I get tired during the day, it seems to often occur between 1 and 3
pm more an 5 hours after the pills. If I'm out, I don't notice being
over-tired during the day, but might be after dinner (7-830pm).
In other words I don't seem to get a correlation between Time I
injest them and being tired, but there might be e.g. a relation about
time the chemicals from them *enter the Kidneys or Liver? I'm not a
Dr. so don't know how long a pill takes to move from Mouth to there...

:-< G./

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