Medication to stop daydreams?

[Robin]

Hey guys. So a couple weeks ago I started taking psychiatric medication for the first time. It was technically for my depression and not my daydreaming, but I was hoping it would help both. Sometimes I think that stopping my daydreaming is so hard because my depression (or dysthemia, which is like minor depressive symptoms for long periods of time instead of major episodes or anything like that) makes my real life seem very flat and boring. I find it hard to feel much in real life or have real emotional experiences here, and I'm always feeling a little down, but in my fantasies I can experience a range of emotions and just feel a lot happier, so even though I consciously know I want to quit them and live more in my real life I subconsciously cling to them. If I was less depressed, I might not feel the urge to daydream as much.

Anyway,  I started pristiq like 3 weeks ago. It made me really lethargic for like 2 weeks, but then the grogginess went away. However, I don't think it really worked all that well. I didn't feel any different, anyway, but I know these meds can sometimes take a long time to work. My doctor decided pristiq wasn't working and switched me to Viibryd (or Vilazodone outside of the US) which she thought would be more appropriate for my symptoms. And I think it's already starting to work! Yesterday I barely indulged in daydreaming without so much effort, and today I feel pretty good so far too. I also don't feel as flat and disconnected with everything as I usually do. The only weird thing is that apparently my side effects are really bizarre, long dreams at night. Seriously. Last night I had this super vivid dream that the world was ending and zombies were taking over and the only thing standing in their way was time travel and a pickle jar. I kidd you not. It's like what my daydreams might be like if I was on drugs or something. Anyway, I'll post another update in a couple weeks to tell you guys how this med is working out. Bye!

[Robin]

I wasn't thinking about what that dream meant, but that's a pretty interesting interpretation... I might have to pay more attention to my crazy dreams! In my case, I already feel pretty emotionless and sluggish most of the time, and I don't think it could get any worse! So hopefully my meds will give me more energy, if that's possible. Thanks for the comment!