NDN Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Getting used to them and sometimes look forward to their intensity. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JizzDumpWI Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 NDN, your profile to this post is confusing... "not sure probably poz" but on Atrypla... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaker30 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I had very vivid and intense fucked up dreams for a week and a half when I started Prep. Kinda wish they had continued. Was interesting to see what kind of weird shit I had in my head LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbandit Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 What few people recognise is that 3TC and FTC can have a similar (though from what I read, less intense) effect. The effect is much less likely with 3TC or FTC than it is with efavirenz. I'm on FTC - hate the dreams: very disturbing. Offer me efavirenz on <name that porn star>'s dick and I'd still refuse it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Oops, i'll update my profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitbucket Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I took Efavirenz for a couple of years and hated the stuff. F*ck*d up dreams and absolutely no appetite. I hope to never touch that sh*t again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtbbcumhole4blk Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Interestingly I have had very few if any side effects from taking Atripla. I recall having had dreamed but not the content. And I was kind of looking forward to the possibility of having some very vivid dreams. About the only side effect I can recall was a slight "buzzy/drunk" feeling and slight fatigue on the first two days I took it while awake (I work graveyard, and usually take it in the morning before bed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1slut Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I had very vivid dreams in the first week or two of starting sustiva. They were all pleasant including intense sex....quite enjoyed them. Dreams are more likely now if I take med after food but never as intense as what they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilqueerpig Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 It's the Sustiva in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyone Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 The dreams were intense meaning that they were very detailed and enjoyable. Sadly, it only lasted a couple of weeks. 1slut, do you think it's the combination of food and meds, or just from eating before going to bed? (That is, if you take the meds at bedtime.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbandit Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 It's recommended that atripla (and therefore efavirenz too) is taken shortly before going to sleep, after not eating for a couple of hours. A snack alongside the drug, especially something high fat like cheese, slows the absorption of the drug and makes the weird dreams more likely, and possibly likely to affect you after waking. As a friend said "free acid" - but do you want to go to work tripped out of your head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysOpen Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I switched over to Stribild a few months ago ( 1 pill a day vrs the 2 med combo I was on for the last 5 years) I never had dreams or at least could recall having dreams for decades- but doing the Stribild, I often have dreams , and dreams that I can actually recall. I don't find them especially troublesome, but I wonder if I am getting as much rest at night as before , when I don't recall dreaming ( or, maybe I am getting better rested- cleaning some of those trapped thoughts out of the brain cells) . And yeah, Sustiva is one of the components in the drug, so I am sure that is what is kicking up my dreams- now if I could only get into a dream pattern of gang bang sex and sling play over and over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericnl Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 The dreams are a constant thing with Atripla for me. I don't hate the dreams, they're actually quite exciting and intense. I talked to my doctor about it briefly but never told him how much I'm dreaming. He said dreams can be a side effect from the drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearOKC69_Poz Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 When I was diagnosed i worked graveyard and took my Meds (including Atripla) before going to bed in the morning...don't recall anything dreamwise out of the ordinary. Now that I am working days, am still taking Atripla in the morning...should I switch it to nights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastyRigPig Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 The dreams are a constant thing with Atripla for me. I don't hate the dreams, they're actually quite exciting and intense. I talked to my doctor about it briefly but never told him how much I'm dreaming. He said dreams can be a side effect from the drug. Talk with your healthcare provider before making any changes, but my understanding it's usually best to take Atripla on an empty stomach before going to bed as has been mentioned above. Regarding the dreams, notihng for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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