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What is scary thing with me???


by: Liz on Mon, Jan 07 2008

I have just had a sleep study and have rbd….I have been on anti depressants for a long time. I have had many sad things going on in my life and thought my dreams were from stress. I am a widow and have no idea when I have these episodes. I don’t even know I have them in the morning.

Family who live with me tell me about them…grunting…screaming..kicking..slapping…laughing…mostly feelings of terror…Recently falling out of bed hurting myself…Kicking untill my leg was bruised badly. A friend bought me a recorder and it gave me..I had goosebumps listening to it..This is not me. I don’t sound like me..I don’t curse like this..Why such terror im my voice!…why don’t I remember it!! I am afraid to go away in fear it would happen in a hotel or at someone’s home.

It is effecting a relationship I have..I had to see what was causing it. I am learning it is effecting so many others. I empathize with all of you. Many are more servere than mine…I am wondering if it gets worse as time goes on. I have not started my medication yet. It scares me because of the side effect that could be. But hey… what can be worse than these episodes…I will take them…Bless all of you. You all will be in my prayers.

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  1. Sat, Jun 07 2008
    You sound just like my husband. He started on clonazepam several years ago and it has helped him. I think the side effects are minimal compared to wha...Read

January 2008

  • Doctor/Lawyer - by tony - (Wed, Jan 23 2008)
    i wake up and find things in the bedroom have been moved, sometimes broken. i once woke to find myself choking my wife. [more..]
  • REM BEHAVIOR DISORDER - by DB - (Thu, Jan 17 2008)
    I lived with this sleep disorder for over 25 years until I researched sleep disorders and found mine. I take 100milligrams of zoloft every night before bed and I have no more problems. [more..]
  • MY husband has RBD - by tara - (Fri, Jan 11 2008)
    I have diagnosed my husband with RBD (Im a nurse its a bad habit) but from reading the other postings I am even more convinced that he has RBD. [more..]
  • What is scary thing with me??? - by Liz - (Mon, Jan 07 2008)
    I have just had a sleep study and have rbd….I have been on anti depressants for a long time. I have had many sad things going on in my life and thought my dreams were from stress. [more..]
  • im only 29! just found out about rbd - by barry - (Thu, Jan 03 2008)
    Hi i have just found out about this forum and its great to realise i am not alone, i dont get episodes that often(3 bad ones in a year and a half) but they are pretty bad i have burst throught a window with my fists and walked on the broken glass with my feet and [more..]
  • oops, I did it again - by John - (Wed, Jan 02 2008)
    Hi, Preface: this is a long message, I apologize in advance, but maybe it will help someone. I have read the other postings today as a result of having episodes the last few nights where I have managed to tear the ligament off my knee cap again, so I am sitting here with a soft cast (I have a huge collection of casts - anyone need one?) on hoping I can get better by New Years cause i have plans to go to a concert, which i want to do really badly. But who knows if i will get better by then. [more..]
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