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Hello I am on Sulfasalazine and MTX and am having some very vivid and disturbing dreams. Could this be anything to do with the meds?

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wishbone

It could be I suppose, but I haven't heard anyone on those meds mention it before. I've had loads of vivid dreams with tramadol, still do, but it's an opiate so not unusual perhaps. I've had some animated bad dreams too when I've hurt myself lashing out at some fiendish foe or other. :-O

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Littlemunch

I had the same effect on Sulphasazine and made my mood very dark. Phone your support line as I was took stright off it.

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Reving in reply to Littlemunch

Thank you Littlemunch I see someone next week so will ask there.

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Waffs

Hi Reving, well you have certainly helped me explain why I too was having such vivid dreams and nightmares! Also as others have said in reply to you my mood became very negative and the slightest thing made me very angry and hurt. Fortunately I had a flare whilst on Methotrexate and Sulfusalizine which lasted 5 weeks and I saw my local doctor who took me off MTX and SSZ and gave me steriod tablets to take which did the trick. Pleased to say that stopping the SSZ has helped my moods considerably. Back on the MTX as normal. Thank you for speaking up about the SSZ side effects.

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GranAmie

have now managed to delete my post 2u, you'll know why... but can anyone tell me how to send private messages - think it might be wiser in future 4me 2do this, now going back to check earlier posts xx

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attatel

I had very vivid dreams and nightmares on sulfasalazine too. In the end it didn't work for me anyway and I came off it, but it was a bit disturbing while it lasted. Worth mentioning next appointment. Unless itt's very bad, in which case try and talk to the rheumatology dept asap.

Sleep is elusive enough as it is with RA without having to deal with nightmares.

All the best

Terryx

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Reving in reply to attatel

Thank you for your reply I have an appointment of Wednesday so I’ll ask there but I have a nurse who is very good that I can ring to so I will see.

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