I’m taking Clopidogrel for the second time in 5 years. The first time I had 3 stents fitted and had to take It to stop my stents from blocking. This time is after a heart attack, again for a year.
When I took them 5 years ago I was having regular nightmares. Someone else said they had the same experience. They said they would wake up screaming.
My experience this time seems to be vivid dreams, always negative dreams. I seem to wake up quite disturbed and disorientated. This doesn’t happen every night but quite often.
it’s been suggested it’s my Bisoprolol is causing the dreams. I’d be surprised if they were as I’ve taken them for 5 years and the dreams are recent.
I wondered if anyone has had the same experience?
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I had a stroke late 2015 and clopidogrel prescribed.
I had the most awful dreams, or night terrors, for many months. This was deemed commonplace amongst stroke survivors. Then in 2020 I had open heart surgery and continued on clopidogrel. Mega bad dreams.
I did a monitored trial over ten weeks, taking small dose aspirin in lieu of clopidogrel. No noticeable change.
I think that bad dreams/nightmares/night terrors are common after serious illness.
However, you could take 75mg aspirin and see how things go. Obviously you check with your GP first.
It is quite conceivable that your dreams will ease by the very act of changing things.
My dreams eased away. I did not associate them with medication.
Thanks for you’re reply, I’ve been on 75mg of aspirin for 5 years. It just seemed odd that since I added Clopidogrel my vivid dreams started. I had a major operation for cancer in April and no bad dreams after that until they added Clopidogrel after my heart attack in June.
Yes I get vivid dreams every night since I've been on clopidogrel and aspirin. Some of them are quite disturbing as sometimes I dream about people I knew who have passed, both recently and many years ago.Lily
I find that surprising as my gp informed me that I could not take clopidogrel and aspirin together, and advised I continued on clopidogrel and atorvastatin. I also have strange dreams and often wake up really shaky as though I am having a panic attack and for no apparent reason feel really anxious . The only thing that brings me back to "normal" is putting my local radio station on but as this does not start up until 6.00 am I am stuck if I wake up earlier.
That’s interesting as tend to feel quite ‘ out of salts ‘ when I wake up. Even before I sleep I can get sudden vivid thoughts before I finally sleep. I nearly always have something playing at night to sooth me to sleep 😴
Can I suggest you get a little digital radio which will provide up to 250 stations. I tend to listen to the BBC world service at night. Cost around £30 including headphones and charge lead. It runs for about 15 hours on its rechargeable battery.
Thank you for the advice. However, I have had one of these before without headphones and charge lead and couldn't manage to get on with it. Can you recommend what make you have please, and I will look out for one.
I meant to say I also have a larger digital radio with traditional extending aerial which rarely works anywhere in the house. This one that uses its earphone as an aerial works everywhere including outdoors but without the aerial/earphones it won't work at all. Of course, not everywhere can get a digital signal.
I certainly experienced weird vivid dreams after my heart attack and two cardiac arrests. I still do occasionally. I was on a cocktail of medication including Clopidogrel and Bisoprolol so it’s hard to know the precise cause. It could be the meds or it might just be the trauma of the heart attack etc.
Hi Oaks6. I was on Aspirin, Clopodrigelw and Astorivatin since I had Beady Bypass in 2020. Previous to that I aS on Aspirin and Clopodrigil since I had TIA,s in 2016. Seen a stroke specialist in January 2022 ( lost my sight4times) and he wanted to know why I was taking all those tablets ( he prescribed them for me after mini strokes) . Took me off Clopodrigil as I had very bruised arms. Never had any strange dreams. Take Phenergan tablet and sleep like a log. Hope you soon feels a lot better. Happy Sunday x
Should be double bypass, notBeady. Thanks for replying. Every day is a good day. Make the best of it. In Church today, our priest asked us if we were all ready for Heaven. We all shouted out YES.
It was bisopralol that gave me horrible hallucinations.. I would wake up and see 2 and 3 foot long black worms all over the walls and ceiling. I had been started on icagrelor but when it gave me breathing problems, it was changed to clopidogrel and I was fine.
Thanks, I wondered why you’ve been on Clopidogrel for two years ? The cardiologist told me one year was the most effective time to take it. My cardio rehab team said it’s possible I might be kept on it longer.
I came out of hospital after HA on Aspirin for life and Ticagrellor for one year.. Firstly, the Ticagrellor caused breathing problems, so I was changed to Clolidogrel and secondly, the Aspirin caused stomach problems, so was stopped. I am now on Clopidogrel for life in place of Aspirin.
I have taken bisopurol for 8 yrs and clopidogrel for less than a year. I have often woken in last 8 yrs with a scream. Or felt/seen scary images and dreams. This i now accept and was definately a feature before i started Clopidogrel.
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