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Disorientated Arousal

Posted by Scott T on December 18, 2002 at 07:15:15:
I am 30 years old, married, and have had a sleeping disorder my entire life. Once slpeeping, several times a night I experience a "disorientated arousal" where I am still asleep but begin to physically act out my dream (talking, yelling, walking, making arm jestures, etc) sometimes lasting 10-20 minutes. It often takes the form of a high-anxiaty situation where I believe (for example) that we need to get out of the house immediatly because something bad is going to happen (e.g. fire in the house). I usually have no recolection of these events and am generally well rested. In the morning, my wife will describe the incidences to my shagrin. This year, it has been become more problematic as the frequency and intensity of these events have increased, causing my wife to get a poor night sleep.
I went to a sleep specialist this summer and they confirmed that I had none of the standard sleeping problems (e.g. apnea). The best that they could do was offer anti-anxiety drugs which I tried but had a bad reaction to.
I am back to square one and am looking for alternate solutions. I have not been able to find any information about this disorder which appears to rare in adults?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott

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