Living with REM Behavior Disorder

July 2007

• No respite from RBD - by Jo - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  I am 69 years old and have had the symptoms for the past 8 years. Because of increasing episodes I sought help from a sleep clinic 4 years ago. Though provisionally diagnosed with RBD (my neurologist tells me it is rare for a woman to have it). Nonetheless I suffer from the terrors that I act out in and out of bed, the yelling and screaming while being “attacked”, and the anxiety when I awaken and am not in my bed. [more..]
• Is there really a cure? - by er - (Sun, Jul 22 2007)
  My story began almost 3 - years ago during the final stages of achieving menopause and while taking an anti-depressant drug called Lexapro. I began by having more and more vivid dreams and “active” sleep (talking, mumbling). One night, I found that I had jumped out of bed banging into a dresser. [more..]