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