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A member asked:
Is it possible that my sleeping pills give me bad dreams?
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Yes: Yes, sedative/hypnotic medications (while intended to improve sleep) can cause vivid dreaming to include bad dreams. Some sedative hypnotic medications tends to do this more frequently than others. If you are having bad dreams that are occurring only since starting the sleep aid and no other notable changes in your medication or life have occurred, talk with your doctor about maybe another med.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Some do : Some of the sleep pills do have side effects like bad dreams like vivid dreams also common are sleep walk sleep talk etc too so please discuss with your doctor if u have a history of se.
Answered 6/11/2014
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