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Re: Re: Fellow sleepwalker Bill

Posted by paf on September 19, 2002 at 07:19:18:
In Reply to: Re: Fellow sleepwalker Bill posted by bill on September 18, 2002 at 21:45:10:
Hi Bill,
You are right--I am not big on meds.
Trazadone is an antidepressant and I'm not quite sure why or how it is supposed to help with sleepwalking. It made me feel like a zombie all the time and did nothing to help with the walking.
I have been taking ambien for over 3 years and am now trying to stop everything completely--thus back to insomnia. For me not sleeping is better than sleepwalking. I don't have a good attitude about it. It totally freaks me out that I do soooo many things that I don't remember and have no control over. (Control is a big thing for me--I am sure there is some correlation with the insomnia and walking).
I read an article this morning that briefly talked about a disorder called REM behavior disorder. I don't know anything about it, but from what I read, it sounds ALOT like what you experience.
Hope this helps!

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