really disturbing and vivid dreams - taking sertaline

[ThatVikRinA22]

hi all
i do not want to stop my sertraline by any stretch - its given me my life back.
but at night the dreams i have are so disturbing and so vivid.

i often dream about my abuser.....i often tell him what i think in my dreams....or fight him and win.
last night i dreamt i could walk through walls.....if i was fast enough. if i was slow or didnt do it with conviction i got stuck.
i also heard voices saying "we are here" which woke me up. i thought it was my dsis and nan who are no longer with me.

i dream this vividly every night - and its often to do with my abuser. i often fight back, or tell him what i think.

ive no idea why now....after all this time.

i never used to remember my dreams but now they wake me, they are so vivid and real.

is this just the sertraline?

I'm not an expert, but when I was on sertraline my dreams were always vivid and often unpleasant, I think it's a common side-effect :( Have you mentioned it to your GP? They might be able to offer you a different AD, or maybe something to help with the dreams, or counselling might help. If you haven't been on sertraline long, or changed dose recently, you might find the dreams get more manageable by themselves.

I hope you sleep well tonight x