Dreaming and Confusion

Over recent weeks I’ve been having quite vivid dreams. The sort you remember clearly even once you’ve woken up. Some of these have been very distressing and a few times Katie has woken me up as I’ve been making strange noises.

A few times recently I’ve woken up really confused. Not knowing where I am, what time it is. I’ve also been dizzy and generally discombobulated on these occasions.

Over the weekend, I woke up suddenly from one of these dreams, it was light so must have been about 7am. With the dream still vivid in my mind I went to stand up to go to the bathroom and immediately lost my balance and sat back down on the bed. I think more from shock than anything else this upset me and I felt foolish as I started to cry a little bit. I was so confused.

I’ve been trying to find out what could be causing this and there’s many culprits but the most likely I think is the morphine. Odd that’s its happening now after being on it for so many weeks. I’ll speak to medical teams this week for advice.

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4 responses to “Dreaming and Confusion”

  1. Karen avatar
    Karen

    Do ask your hospice nurse if you can.
    One reason that you may be getting SE now is that perhaps your not excreting the drug quite so well so may need a dose adjustment or opioid switch.
    I’m someone that always has vivid peculiar dreams. I rather like that side of myself but I’m a bit odd😜

    1. Steve Davis avatar

      Thanks and I will check in with them. What does SE mean?

      1. Karen avatar
        Karen

        Sorry Steve! Side Effects x

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