Is there any evidence that foods and medicines influence one's dreams?
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I used to take Nexium for hart burn. It said on it that it could case vivid dreams and it did. I also seemed to remember my dreems much better then when I wans not takeing it.
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More than likely the strange dream was due to the infection and not the meds. None of the meds listed would cause hallucinations even if taken together. Hope you feel better soon.
616456
dreaming happens during your REM sleep or rapid eye movement sleep and supposably dreams tell you about your consious state of mind at that time (but like many other psychological issues, only based on theory) and about the person thats always in your dream, it depends on what they look like and what theyre wearing. i really do believe in dream interpretations
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It is unknown where in the brain dreams originate — if there is such a single location — or why dreams occur at all. However, there are many competing theories of the neurology of dreams.\n\nDuring a typical lifetime a person spends about 6 years dreaming[1] (which is about 2 hours each night[2]).\n\nThe activation synthesis theory developed by Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley asserts that the sensory experiences are fabricated by the cortex as a means of interpreting random signals from the pons. They propose that in REM sleep, the ascending cholinergic PGO (ponto-geniculo-occipital) waves stimulate higher midbrain and forebrain cortical structures, producing rapid eye movements. The activated forebrain then synthesizes the dream out of this internally generated information. They assume that the same structures that induce REM sleep also generate sensory information.[3] Memory, attention and the other features lacking in the dream state are taken to depend on the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin, which are present in reduced concentrations during REM sleep. This chemical change is hypothesized to produce a psychotic state, as well as a lack of orientation.
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Yes.\n\nBut only in your dreams.
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dreams are very mysterious... Sometimes dreams can be prophetic and predict the future. I think dreams can be very healthy they help your subconscience sort things out.
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well first what are you eating before bed and are you stressed in anyway i always have dreams were my teeth fall out there is a book that tells you about different dreams and what they mean check it out
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Answers will differ for different circumstances.  Do you have a recurring nightmare or just unpleasant dreams in general? A recurring nightmare related to a past experience probably means you've still not dealt with it and I'd suggest finding a support forum somewhere and writing about that experience where people can give you feedback and love.  If you just have nightmares, period, make sure you're getting enough sleep and eating right, and enough. Trite as it sounds, it does make a difference. I used to have bad dreams if I worked too hard, forgot to eat and drink fluids, and then finally went to bed, much later than I should have. I don't suggest going to a shrink unless it's a last resort--they cost a lot and won't help much. All they do is give you someone to talk to and you can do that on the internet for free.  There's no medication for nightmares. Dreams are - I think - just a sort of garbage dump for the mind; they do what the kidneys and liver do for the body. So if you have a lot of "toxic" dreams it could mean your life is creating a lot of mental stress and not enough satisfaction to balance it, so it builds up, and if the "garbage disposal" isn't working, you end up with a lot of bad dreams.  That's not science, of course, just a thought.
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I've had both hallucinations.  That's why sleep is important.  Without the regulating effects of sleep, even psychotic episodes are possible.\n\nOnce, I saw my rabbit unlock his own habitat, hop to the kitchen where I swear I heard the refrigerator door open and close.\n\nLuckily, no beer was missing...to sleep perchance to dream.
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yes it is true.  certain foods change a peson's taste,\nyou are what you eat
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Our brain keeps track of everything we ever see or hear, whether or not it's important to us. I've had some very strange dreams sometimes involving things I've never in my life thought of doing. Your brain can only compartmentalize everything it's seen when it's not being distracted by everyday life. During the day we're busy interacting with people, working, doing chores, even now as I'm typing, Im distracting my brain. When we sleep, it gets to deal with everything that's come our way. So what I'm saying is, don't worry about your dream. It's just a big ol' jumble of things you've encountered in your life, whether on tv or for real. I do empathize with your problems sleeping though. That's happened to me when I've had strange, bad or weird dreams. It'll go away fairly soon though.\n\nGood luck and sweet dreams tonight! :)\n\nP.S. I included a link to a show archive from Dr. Phil that you might find interesting. Last week he had a show dealing with sleep problems. One of the women on there had a HORRIBLE dream for the last 18 years.
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I think it can.  I have not had nightmares, yet.  But my dreams are very vivid.  Sometimes it's hard to tell if something happened or if it was a dream.. :)
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We sometimes tend to forget that we dream. Like when we sleep, we don't know we've fallen asleep unless we wake up. And we'll never we have dreams unless we fall asleep.\n\nMaybe if you truly think of something very important to you, even unconciously wanting something you truly want, maybe it might trigger a dream.\n\nAnd stress can add to that. Try aromatheraphy and be at ease before you sleep.
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During sleep a part of the brain called the pons fires randomly. The cortex of your brain then tries to make sense of these random signals by pairing them with things in your memory. If you spend all day listening to dark music and thinking about death, you would then dream about it. It means nothing. Analyzing the latent content of dreams is nonsense that went out of favour with scientists a long time ago. \nFreud also believed nonsense like "all women suffer from penis envy." Freud is highly quotable, but unreliable.
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I remember my dreams, almost always. But one of the first things I think about is, the weather outside, is it cold or warm, sunny or rainy, then I think coffee. Mornings are my favorite time, especially really early , I like to wake up, watch the sunrise, if the weather allows it, have coffee, take shower, and then have more coffee and sit down to watch the x-files. The only thing that sucks about the mornings is not waking up next to someone, that kinda sucks.
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I believe that dreams are both (meaning just that, dreams that are silly and meaningless and products of subconscious). There is symbolism in dreams indicating fears, issues, your willingness and readiness to deal with them, accomplishments, and many more with all outcomes varying on your own level of subconscious creativity. A small example could be the symbolic image of water or 'dream water' if you will. cloudy dream water could be issues that you are not ready to deal with. you swimming in cloudy dream water could be you dealing with the bad issues, or just trouble in your life. clear dream water is the exact opposite, at least when it all refers to me. I got my info from various dream books and realized the relevance with my life, emotions, and dreams. As a matter of fact, I first seek out the dream books because i was making the connections and was wondering if i was psychic lol!. well there's my nutty opinion and even nuttier experience. hope it helps. stay safe. lata.
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I will not change my plans based on a dream, but I may change some of my long term habits. I do think that dreams can be useful, and we can learn so much by paying attention to them.  I don't think we get messages from other people or spirits in our dreams, but I do believe it is our brain's way of working things out and pointing some things out that we may have over looked. I kept having a dream where my college professor became ill and asked me to take over the class. I would always say yes in the dream but I became all stressed because I did not know anything about the subject matter.  After keeping track of this for a while, I discovered it was my job that was stressing me out because people kept piling stuff on top of me.  I finally started to tell people that I was at my limit and could not do anymore. We hired another person, and the dreams stopped after that.