Opiates and talking/mumbling before falling asleep?

[verso]

I'm not sure how to describe this, and I haven't been able to find much about it, but does anyone else experience "saying what's on your mind without meaning to" right before falling asleep and after a healthy dose of opiates?

Both my girlfriend and I do this, and it's really bizarre. We'll take our dose, stay up long enough to start coming down, and then we'll try going to bed but end up muttering/mumbling the most ridiculous things. For example, I once said something about needing to run the flag up the flagpole (WTF?) The other night my girlfriend was saying something about "...and now they don't let them drive anymore" (HUH?) It never makes sense, and it's really strange...

Anyone?

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Happens during the day, not reserved for nights.

 

[verso]

Really? So this isn't uncommon? I haven't seen it discussed before, and it's so bizarre. I mean, the urinary retention, yes, trouble swallowing, sure, but this muttering is really strange. I'll say something and then immediately wonder why the hell I just said something so ridiculous.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Yeah, I say ridiculous bullshit when nodding off. During the day or night, doesn't matter.

 

[SPC123]

Have you ever gotten woken up by someone but never fully woke up, and carried on a conversation with them, and the next day they tell you about it but you have no recollection? Same thing when I am nodding hard. I am half lucid, half dreaming, unsure which is which and unable to differentiate the two in conversation.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Oh yeah, happened to me on many occasions. I'll have nodded out and someone will try to wake me and I may partially wake up, but still in a dream-like state and say something like "those goddamn birds, Obama won cuz he's black"

 

[verso]

It must be the whole-nodding thing, then. I'm not opiate-naive, but nodding is not something that I experience often. I find that, after taking a dose, I am "high" without nodding for a good chunk of time. It's only when I get into bed hours later that I guess I begin to "nod." (I don't really think of it as nodding, though, because I'm in bed and feeling tired.) I was under the impression that the nodding will begin right away after a good dose.

It's not really so much a problem; it's more funny than anything else. I just wasn't sure how/why this happens and if others experienced it. lol thanks guys

 

[muvolution]

Yes, I experience this extensively, particularly because my fiance doesn't do drugs at all, and i'll come to bed whacked on 50mg of oxymorphone, think I'm asleep, and then have to hear the next day about how I talked for like 45 minutes about skateboarding 45 miles at night one time or some bullshit like that.

Another thing that happens is if I'm nodding out and trying to have a conversation, there are lots of points where i forget what I'm saying and my brain tries to fill in with random shit and it all comes out wrong.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Oh I totally forget what I'm talking about while I start to nod and then I'll bring something up randomly, out of nowhere. Then I'll be completely out of it, then I will wake back up and say another stupid thing. Most of the stuff I say when I'm nodding are stupid.

 

[Ripamaru]

I used to hear from my ex all the time about conversations that I have no memory of.

She would say that she told me one thing or another and that I answered her but I damn sure don't remember it and it got me into trouble sometimes. Plus I will babble on about nonsense when I get a good methadone nod going.....

Now when I start to nod I just stay to myself to avoid any confusion or drama that may arise from things I won't remember saying.

 

[Kudders]

Shit I just wake up and verifyy with the first available family memebr what day it is lol....the other day I was sitting up in bed on oxy+dope just in and out sleepin, thinkin...drugs are nuts

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Mumbling shit while your nodding is half the fun!