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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006My cat dream
Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small colony - and I can still see them in my mind. There were some adults, tabby, ginger and black and white and a lot of kittens. I managed to get them trapped and off to the vet to be neutered with the idea that they would be put back and the babies to be found homes. They didn't come back at all, so I phoned the vet and asked where the cats were. He said "Oh, we don't bother with ferals, we just put them down." I said "My cats KFC and Boyfriend have not come home either." He said "we just gathered up all the cats in the area and euthanized them. so just come over to identify your cat's body." I woke up sobbing and hyperventilating in the middle of the night and immediately rushed downstairs to check on my two - who were quite all right of course. These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. Tweed > I woke up sobbing and hyperventilating in the middle of the night and > immediately rushed downstairs to check on my two - who were quite all right > of course. > These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. > > Tweed Damn, that's awful! I am so very glad that I never experience dreams like that from Prozac. >> I woke up sobbing and hyperventilating in the middle of the night and >> immediately rushed downstairs to check on my two - who were quite all [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Damn, that's awful! I am so very glad that I never experience dreams like > that from Prozac. It's a well known side effect, but fortunately it doesn't affect everyone. I am one of the unlucky ones. I also get the side effect of yawning which would not normally be a problem except that my colleagues comment on it. "Ooooh, what were you up to last night?" or "Are we keeping you up?" Tweed > I also get the side effect of yawning which > would not normally be a problem except that my colleagues comment on it. > "Ooooh, what were you up to last night?" or "Are we keeping you up?" When people yawn in front of me and then apologize, I always say, "No need to apologize for the fact that your body needs more oxygen." :) Maybe you could say something like that, only in reverse? eg, "Nothing personal - I'm just oxygen-deprived." Joyce > Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat > colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tweed That had to be horrible. I sounds awful enough with out getting KFC and BF involved. Those sound like the kittens I had to send to the shelter. I still keep seeing them. I have to work on seeing them in nice new homes. I've been having a lot of distressing dreams lately. The sort that seem very real. I may have to go back to watching the soap operas I have on TIVo before I go to sleep. I sure don't dare watch the news. Even the weather channels only seems interested in disaster. We have been watching a lot of old black and white movies lately. Its fun to be able to look them up on the internet and learn something about them in addition to just watching them. With luck I should be off my prednisone in another week and that will help. It pushes the level of the dreams I have up a notch. Not to mention keeping me from sleeping in the first place. Jo >> Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat >> colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > That had to be horrible. I sounds awful enough with out getting KFC and > BF involved. I have always been a bit prone to nightmares since a child but these dreams seem to have to be the ultimate horror. A burning plane falls out of the sky towards my house. I am half a mile away when I see it and for some reason I am on foot. I run as fast as I can towards it because all my dogs are in there. I am not fast enough and the plane falls and my house explodes in balls of fire. Hmmm. Maybe I ought to ask my doctor to put me on a different medication. It may be doing more harm than good perhaps. I wake exhausted. Tweed > Those sound like the kittens I had to send to the shelter. I still keep > seeing them. I have to work on seeing them in nice new homes. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jo > I have always been a bit prone to nightmares since a child but these > dreams seem to have to be the ultimate horror. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tweed Ask if you can try Citralopram, that's what I'm taking now with no bad side effects. My doctor says it's the first choice of many doctors lately.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I have always been a bit prone to nightmares since a child but these >> dreams seem to have to be the ultimate horror. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > side > effects. My doctor says it's the first choice of many doctors lately. How long have you been taking it? Is it new? Is it helping you? I could certainly do without the Prozac dreams. I reduced my dose over a period of weeks and came off it. I didn't ask my doctor, it was because I didn't want to be on an anti-depressant. It was a bad idea. I obviously still need it so I started taking it again. :-( I never had depression in my whole life until my mother died so unexpectedly in 2003. Depression is the worst illness I have ever had. Yes, even worse than my ovarian cancer. Tweed >>> I have always been a bit prone to nightmares since a child but these >>> dreams seem to have to be the ultimate horror. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tweed I've only been taking it for three weeks, so it's a bit early to say, I think it's begining to help. My mother's been taking it for more than a year and swears it's helping her. I've tried several antidepressants in the past, Prozac definately did me more harm than good. I really hope there's something to help you, I know only too well how bad depression can be. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Hmmm. Maybe I ought to ask my doctor to put me on a different > medication. It may be doing more harm than good perhaps. > I wake exhausted. You know I was going to suggest this, but I figured you'd already thought of that - which you have! It's not a bad thing to consider. There are a lot of drugs in the same family, so you have a lot to choose from. Waking up exhausted can't be good for your mental health, either! Joyce EEEK! What a nightmare!! > Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat > colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tweed > Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat > colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tweed What a horrible dream! I took Prozac 6 years ago, I'll never take it again. Not only did it give me aweful dreams it made me suicidal. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > it made me suicidal. That wasn't because of the Prozac. >> Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat >> colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > again. > Not only did it give me aweful dreams it made me suicidal. Damn Adrian that stuff can be dangerous I am happy you made it What is the most important information I should know about fluoxetine? . You may have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior at the start of treatment with an antidepressant medication, especially if you are under 18 years old. Talk with your doctor about this risk. While you are taking fluoxetine you will need to be monitored for worsening symptoms of depression and/ or suicidal thoughts during the first weeks of treatment, or whenever your dose is changed. In addition to you watching for changes in your own symptoms, your family or other caregivers should be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment. . Contact your doctor promptly if you have any of the following side effects, especially if they are new symptoms or if they get worse: mood changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, irritability, agitation, aggressiveness, severe restlessness, mania (mental and/ or physical hyperactivity), thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself. [Re: a *DREAM*:] > I managed to get them trapped and off to the vet to be neutered with the > idea that they would be put back and the babies to be found homes. They [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > of course. > These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. EEEEK! No wonder you hate the Prozac dreams. I never had ones that were that upsetting. I'll bet KFC and BF were a bit bewildered by your checking and your upset in the middle of the night! Purrs, Joyce > [Re: a *DREAM*:] > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > I'll bet KFC and BF were a bit bewildered by your checking and your upset > in the middle of the night! No, it didn't bother them. I hid my distress so as not to worry them and they just raised their heads and said "Eh? What's up?" so I said "Nothing is the matter, kitties, go back to sleep." so they did. It took a while for me to calm down. It seemed so real. I thought my babies had been put to sleep even when I woke up. Tweed > No, it didn't bother them. I hid my distress so as not to worry them and > they just raised their heads and said "Eh? What's up?" so I said "Nothing > is the matter, kitties, go back to sleep." so they did. I have had dreams like that, only I haven't been able to hide it and I have had two very bewildered bitties wondering why mommy is going batsh*t in the middle of the night. (Nox is disgusted with the display and leaves. Smokey doesn't give a crap if I grab him and hold him, as long as there's food come dawn.) I have also had Nox having nightmare though and she will cling to me if I awaken her. It's very strange coming from Nox. --Fil > Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat > colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tweed How horrible! That's about the worst nightmare I've ever heard of! Joy >Last night I dreamt that it was my job to go around finding feral cat >colonies so they could be spayed/neutered and put back. I found a small [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >of course. >These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. I had a rather strange cat-related dream last night. I dreamed that my cat had had a litter of kittens, and that I rolled all of the kittens up into a ball, resulting in a second adult cat. It played with the mama cat for a while, then split back into multiple kittens again, and resumed playing. I have no idea where the merging together/splitting apart idea came from. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > I had a rather strange cat-related dream last night. I dreamed that > my cat had had a litter of kittens, and that I rolled all of the > kittens up into a ball, resulting in a second adult cat. It played > with the mama cat for a while, then split back into multiple kittens > again, and resumed playing. Hey, a thing like that could come in handy. :) Joyce > He said "Oh, we don't bother with ferals, we just put them down." I said > "My cats KFC and Boyfriend have not come home either." He said "we just > gathered up all the cats in the area and euthanized them. so just come over > to identify your cat's body." What a terrible dream! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I woke up sobbing and hyperventilating in the middle of the night and > immediately rushed downstairs to check on my two - who were quite all right > of course. > These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. What a horrible nightmare! I'll have to remember that if I ever need Prozac. I get enough weird dreams without those drugs. I'm glad they're okay. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. Scary dream, Tweed. Years ago I was on a drug that had a side-effect of vivid dreams. It was bad enough to stop taking it. SignatureCheryl >> These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. > > Scary dream, Tweed. Years ago I was on a drug that had a side-effect > of vivid dreams. It was bad enough to stop taking it. Having the migraines that I do I take a medicine called inderal talk about some vivid dreams and nightmares only if I could record them I could give Dean Kootnz and Steven King a run for their money Look at These side effects to stay away from the pain of the headaches Central Nervous System: Light-headedness; mental depression manifested by insomnia, lassitude, weakness, fatigue; reversible mental depression progressing to catatonia; visual disturbances; hallucinations, vivid dreams, an acute reversible syndrome characterized by disorientation for time and place, short-term memory loss, emotional lability, slightly clouded sensorium, and decreased performance on neuropsychometrics. Total daily doses above 160 mg (when administered as divided doses of greater than 80 mg each) may be associated with an increased incidence of fatigue, lethargy, and vivid dreams. Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, epigastric distress, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, constipation, mesenteric arterial thrombosis, ischemic colitis >> These are Prozac dreams. It's a dreadful side-effect. > > Scary dream, Tweed. Years ago I was on a drug that had a side-effect > of vivid dreams. It was bad enough to stop taking it. I am seriously considering going back to my doctor to ask for a change of meds. I've had vivid dreams all my life, but these recent dreams are so horrible that they remain with me when I wake up for a while. I truly believed my dream that KFC and Boyfie had been collected up by the vet and euthanised. As you can imagine, I went crazy but I was still asleep and somehow I knew that and that I could do nothing about it. I could not save my cats because I was asleep and could not wake up. Tweed |
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