Posted by yxibow on February 8, 2006, at 1:11:01
In reply to Re: I had a TERROR night terror read please, posted by forgetful mary on February 7, 2006, at 19:06:51
> Today on Drudge report........
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/07/business/07sleep.html?
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> The reported problems include sleepwalking and short-term amnesia. Steven Wells, a lawyer in Buffalo, said he started using Ambien last year because his racing mind kept him awake at night. But he quit after only one month, concerned about several episodes in which he woke up to find he had messily raided the refrigerator and, finally, an incident in which he tore a towel rack out of a wall.
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> "The weird thing was that I had no recollection of it the next day," said Mr. Wells, who added that he found the episodes frightening.
The Drudge Report will find the worst in life, but that's just my opinion. Yes, its possible to sleepwalk on Ambien.. rare, but possible. Sleepwalking is quite a different phenomenon than night terrors.I once took a long road trip and was so exhausted that I fell asleep finally at my destination like at 3 in the morning. I wasn't in my own house, I was in a friend's -- I woke up and started to try to climb out the window because I was disoriented (mind you I was still asleep). Fortunately it was one of those windows that only half open, otherwise I would have had multiple fractures had I survived. It doesn't take medication to sleepwalk. Ever since then, I've been hesitant to sleep near any window on a tall building. I suppose I could tie a rope to myself :)
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