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Can weaning off anxiety medication cause nightmares?
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Yes: This is called "rem rebound". Dreaming mostly happens during rem (rapid eye movement) sleep, and rem is suppressed by many anxiety medications. Weaning off such meds results in a temporary over-activity of rem, sometimes causing nightmares, or at least more memorable, vivid dreams. It usually doesn't last long, and is harmless aside from being disturbing & interrupting sleep.
Answered 2/6/2019
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