Does anybody get surreal or abstract dreams - these aren't frightening but just wake me up and I think to myself where did that come from ....... then a few seconds later I am back to sleep.

I can never remember the dreams in detail but boy are they weird

Yes...you actually gave a better description for my dreams...the ones that aren't downright nightmares anyway! I recently had a night full of these weird abstract dreams, but I couldn't really wake up from them. It was strange...I knew I was in my bedroom and I could see my bedroom but my dream was still going on, so I knew I shouldn't be in my bedroom and NOTHING made a bit of sense that night!!

Usually I can wake up from them though - and I also don't generally remember details, just the feelings they provoke!

Jac3sr

Do you also get them when your awake ? I do. I am not sure if it is part of the lack of cognitive function but I find I can be thinking about something then end up with a completely different train of thought - some days I think I am going nuts.

Mark,
Thanks for the concern. I agree that it is better said that the Ambian and Clonazepam have cleared up the symptoms not the problem. Unfortunately, the problem is more complex for me than just the post concussive syndrome. It looks like I have inherited the same disease that my dad has. The REM sleep disorder is the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease. They call it a precursor for this disease. My MRI shows the same frontal lobe shrinkage as my dad and also shows something that severe chronic migraine headache sufferers have. The specialists at the University of Utah have compared our blood and I have hereditary factors. This specialist said that at this time I do not have enough of the symptoms for a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease but it looks like that is where I am headed. I would not recommend anyone to get on Ambian and/or Clonazepam unless absolutely necessary. With my seizures and this sleep disorder the clonazepam is the only option. It is the only medication that controls this REM sleep behavior problem and as it is brain damaging me every time it happens, I think the clonazepam was a good choice for me. I will have to be on these medications for the rest of my life. For those with just insomnia, I agree with you that there are better alternatives. Wish I had better news to report on my health but it is what it is. I do not need any more brain damage than I already have if there is something that can reduce it. I feel much better being able to get some actual sleep and no seizures. I have been getting out and doing more so this works for me. I hope all of you are coming along good with your recovery. I wish you all the best.
Brain

Yes, I have experienced this too. It sort of feels like ADD or ADHD or something. I've been blaming it on the lack of concentration/attention that I seem to have right now. One of my close friends that has been helping me a lot through this mess (she's also a nurse, which helps) has ADHD and we generally just try to crack up about it. But, not normally being like that, it is really weird!!

I have to admit that about 60% of the time these last four months I've felt like I'm in the twilight zone because nothing makes sense!!