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This is probably a factor! It's super common to suddenly have intense, vivid, memorable dreams (when you usually don't) after continually using sleep aides and then stopping them. It can even happen with just marijuana. Brains are weird! I've experienced the same thing. You're not alone.
I completely agree and I hate it. I pay attention to my dreams because sometimes they tell me things that I need to know or figure out. There's a reason why "let's sleep in it" is a thing. But I have issues. I don't smoke weed or take anything strong to sleep (prescriptions make me feel groggy). Instead I take melatonin nightly. I pass out and don't feel like shit the next day but the downside is I no longer remember my dreams. It's one of the long lists of things that I need to work on when it comes to my mental health. But hey, at least I don't find myself sitting on the edge of my bed having full blown panic attacks anymore..
I used to take Xanax but that caused an addiction. Plus the half life of the medication made me a different person when I was awake. So I told my doctor I didn't want them anymore and changed to melatonin.
I truly wish I could sleep naturally. I miss remembering my dreams nightly. The good ones and the bad.