Dreams and Disturbing Emotions from Medications(?)

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Sorry about such an odd title. So I sleep a lot, because I'm constantly drained, and I find that having extremely odd dreams doesn't help either. I know this isn't really GAD related so the main reason I'm posting here is because I feel like it could have something to do with the treatments I'm undergoing that I've been doing as a result of an ASD. It could be medications or weather, and I'm not sure. Perhaps it's alexithymia?

Basically I am half aware when I'm dreaming, like I know I'm dreaming and I feel a need to force myself awake, but I'm never sure when I'm awake or dreaming. When I'm awake I know for sure obviously, and not for one second do I doubt myself. When I'm dreaming however it's often frightening because I feel an intense need to wake up but I can't because I'm not fully aware that I am actually sleeping or awake. Also, I get extremely odd emotional feelings from it, kind of like an existential depression, or a sort of background fear that I can't understand or deal with. It's not overwhelming or life crushing, just disturbing as hell.

What are your thoughts on this, it's vague and badly typed but organizing my speech and words has never been a strong point of mine lol. Any way to solve the disturbing dreams?

Certain meds cause vivid dreams. One medication I am on right now causes them but I actually like them. It gives me a break from my crap life and all the chronic illnesses I have to suffer through in the day. I find they only turn into nightmares if I get really cold while I am sleeping. Some dreams I become aware I am dreaming. Sometimes they are so vivid that they mess with my memories and I can't tell if an event in my memory actually happened or if it was from a vivid dream.