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What Is Sleepwalking

SLEEPWALKING DEFINED there is a history of sleepwalking
Sleepwalking is a sleeping disorder somewhere in the family of frequent and
characterized by behavior usually persistent sleepwalkers, and the number
performed in a wakeful state. Examples of of sleepwalking adults is less than the
wakeful behavior are sitting up, walking, number of sleepwalking children.
and sometimes even talking to others. WHAT CAUSES SLEEPWALKING
Also known as noctambulism or Anything that affects the nervous system
somnambulism, sleepwalking is listed in can be blamed for sleepwalking, and that
the DSM-IV-TR and identified as a includes consumption anti-depressants or
disorder by the American Psychiatric sleeping pills, a severe illness, and the
Association. Although incidents of experience of extreme emotional stress
sleepwalking are used by professionals to such as a death or a frightening event.
determine a mental disorder, it is not Hormones may contribute to sleepwalking
classified or identified as an emotional episodes as well so events that cause
problem. It is instead defined as a brain drastic hormonal changes (adolescence,
disorder. menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, etc.)
During an episode, the sleepwalker could play a role in triggering
behaves according to whatever he or she sleepwalking episodes too. There are no
is dreaming about. Eyes may be open, but known foods that trigger sleepwalking.
they do not acknowledge events, people, HOW TO CURE SLEEPWAKING
or objects around them. This phenomenon Unless sleepwalking is a regular
typically begins as a sleepwalker occurrence and it places its victims in
experiences stage four sleep (slow-wave danger, there's no need to seek medical
sleep). Yet upon waking, they may attention. When sleepwalking happens
remember a little of the event, or none repeatedly or puts the sleepwalker in
at all with the entire episode lasting harm, a physician may prescribe
for only a few minutes or more. Despite benzodiazepines to keep the patient in
myths and warnings, there is no harm in bed. Benzodiazepines are lipophilic
waking a sleepwalker. Awakened amines and they're used as tranquilizers,
sleepwalkers will appear a little sedatives, hypnotics, or musclerelaxants.
disoriented and confused about where they Some well known brands are Ativan,
are, how they got there, and why - but Halcion, Libritabs, Librium, ProSom,
they can return to bed easily with little Restoril, Valium, Versed, or Xanax,
to no fuss. SLEEPWALKING DANGERS
SLEEPWALKING STATISTICS The physical dangers of sleepwalking are
Sleepwalking rarely occurs in individuals pretty obvious, however besides risking
who don't already suffer from some other bodily harm or even death, sleepwalking
psychiatric disorder or problem. But when individuals actually lose a lot of sleep
it does occur, it occurs in more males since a portion of their sleeping time is
than females, and only in 1 - 5% of spent in activity. As a result, they may
children. By the time sleepwalking experience fatigue during the daytime and
children reach the teen years, will more than likely experience insomnia
sleepwalking usually stops on it own during the nights that they slept during
without medication, diet change, or the day.
behavior modification. Chances are that




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