Am I becoming funny in the head or what?

[Snowdog]

Last week, I dreamed what time it was while waking up (but not fully awake) only to turn over to look at the clock and find that's exactly what time it was, though it wasn't time to wake up.  Even more strange was that I was fairly certain that was the time before looking.  We have a Tempur-Pedic type mattress that forms to the body and it's quite evident I hadn't turned over to look at the clock previous to looking intentionally.

On Saturday I knew what my wife was going to ask me before she did (asking if I was feeling up to going to a particular restaurant) and then yesterday I was under the assumption that my wife would be working though it was her day off only for her to correct me twice that it was her weekend.  Then she was called in to work.

Now, I have had a cold for the past week that I'm on the tail end of now. I have had to take cold meds (Tylenol multi-symptom). 
I'm sure there's a completely logical explanation for this, but I find it a bit spooky.  With this cold (and very likely something caused by the Tylenol cold meds), on occasion I've had an unsettling sensation as if I'm being watched, always from behind me to the point of getting goose-bumps. 

I'm thinking it has something to do with the diphenhydramine that might be in the cold medication as I used to take generic Benadryl as a sleep aid before switching to Ambien CR.  I remember that when I would take the diphenhydramine, I would have audio hallucinations on occasion and those too would always sound as if they were coming from behind me (such as hearing plain as day someone say behind me "that's stupid" and "you don't know what you're doing" and my favorite "try doing that with a phossy jaw, tough guy", all in voices I didn't recognize).  It would happen about once or twice a week when taking diphenhydramine daily (work 3rd shift) as a sleep aid.   Of course, I found them spooky as well.

I find all this a bit concerning, but it only seems to happen with meds containing diphenhydramine and I'm concerned that stuff is screwing with my head. It all ranks quite high on my WTF meter.
I've taken to checking the ingredients of any cold medication I take to avoid diphenhydramine, but I've got to ask: Has anyone else had strange and difficult to explain things happen when taking meds for a cold?

[Grandpa Shooter]

As someone who frequently knows things before they happen, such as answering the phone before it actually rings, I don't see anything unusual about what you just related.

[Tallpine]

You already know what my reply will be, so I won't bother typing it 

[AZRedhawk44]

I've had all sorts of predictive dreams and premonitions.

I've dreamed the end to a video game I was playing as a kid.  Never seen the end of the game prior to that, but I dreamed it and then played it later that week and it was correct.  I've dreamed about strange houses I've never been in, to find myself in that exact house a month later when I would snowblow the driveway for the new neighbors and get invited in when they paid me.

I've had the creepiest one though:  I'm 100% convinced I'll get my throat slit from behind if I ever walk around the library of my High School campus.  I dreamed it, and it was so real.  I'm not going back there, ever.

[Jocassee]

I've had all sorts of predictive dreams and premonitions.

I've dreamed the end to a video game I was playing as a kid.  

Ender's game?

[lee n. field]

A disturbance in the Matrix.

If your dream involves pissing in strange places, wake up.

I would take the diphenhydramine, I would have audio hallucinations on occasion and those too would always sound as if they were coming from behind me (such as hearing plain as day someone say behind me "that's stupid" and "you don't know what you're doing" and my favorite "try doing that with a phossy jaw, tough guy", all in voices I didn't recognize). 

I find all this a bit concerning, but it only seems to happen with meds containing diphenhydramine and I'm concerned that stuff is screwing with my head.

Hmm.  I'd be concerned about the voices in the head.  That sounds like whatever you're taking is moving you into an area mostly "enjoyed" by schizophrenics.

[BrokenPaw]

I read this entire thread yesterday, and no one posts anything interesting in it after 4pm EST today.

[grampster]

I find myself forgetting stuff before I even thought about it.

 

[Strings]

Why be concerned?

If you're suddenly precogging, run with it. At least you'll beat the badguys on the draw, right?

As for the voices: if it doesn't present a physical threat, don't worry too much.

Hell... talk to 'em. At least you'll have some company...

[RoadKingLarry]

I suggest trepanning.

[seeker_two]

I suggest trepanning.

He needs that like he needs a hole in the head.... 


Enjoy the trip....see you on the dark side of the Moon.... 

[Myself]

Do you have deja vu?

Do you have deja vu?

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

I kill or kiss people in my dreams, usually the former. My subconscious self is quite impressive.

[230RN]

Burma Shave

[grampster]

Why be concerned?

If you're suddenly precogging, run with it. At least you'll beat the badguys on the draw, right?

As for the voices: if it doesn't present a physical threat, don't worry too much.

Hell... talk to 'em. At least you'll have some company...

According to my voices, as long as you are not assigning them different names, you're OK.

[Lee]

Any good stock picks for next week? 
Seriously though, many chemicals can effect people in strange ways.  Nicotine patches elevate my dreams to a religious, and often sexy,(but tiring) experience. It sounds like you might have a trifecta with a 3rd shift job, multi-symptom OTC cold and allergy meds, and Ambien.  I'm not a professional, but I'd guess you have a minor case of fatigue and chemical psychosis.  Skip the cold meds, drink lots of water, and cut back on the Ambien.

[HeroHog]

I haven't had those kind of dreams or reactions to my meds although my dad was very sensitive to certain drugs and hallucinated bad on some anti-depressants!

My scary dreams are when I dream I need to whiz and DO (in the dream). I wake up needing to pee but dry. I keep waiting to dream it and do it!

[Perd Hapley]

Am I becoming funny in the head or what?

You're a member of this forum. Do you even need to ask?