question about nightmare..

jillio said:
Yes. Stress can also bring it on in adulthood, and some medications have been known to causesleep walking.
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what medications? sleeping pills?
 
Oceanbreeze said:
You're welcome. Check around. Make sure the support group is moderated, though. I think those are the most helpful.

Good luck. :)
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Definately. For issues such as PTSD, you definately need an experienced facilitator.
 
Jiro said:
what medications? sleeping pills?
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The most recent reports have come from sleeping medications. Some patients have even been discovered "sleep driving" on Ambien, I believe it was. Any medication that affects the natural sleep cycle would have the potential to cause sleep walking.
 
Jiro said:
How did you know you were sleep-walking?
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A classmate of mine was really mad at me the next morning. Apparently I had took her uniform and remove the uniform from the hanger and throw it to the floor. That was the first thing I learn that I sleepwalk.
 
jillio said:
The most recent reports have come from sleeping medications. Some patients have even been discovered "sleep driving" on Ambien, I believe it was. Any medication that affects the natural sleep cycle would have the potential to cause sleep walking.
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that's one of my major reasons why I refuse to take any sleeping pills. Another reason was not being able to wake from it. :cold:
 
jillio said:
The most recent reports have come from sleeping medications. Some patients have even been discovered "sleep driving" on Ambien, I believe it was. Any medication that affects the natural sleep cycle would have the potential to cause sleep walking.
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does this include meds like trazodone?
 
Hear Again said:
does this include meds like trazodone?
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I'm gonna let Jill answer, but I believe so.

Other meds that are used for sleep are:

Remeron (an SSNRI, I believe?)
Zyprexa (a neurolyptic, Atypical anti psychotic)
Seroquel (same as above)
Rozerem (drug similiar to ambien)
Lunesta (drug similiar to ambien)

Benzodiazepines are sometimes prescribed but can be highly addictive.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I'm gonna let Jill answer, but I believe so.

Other meds that are used for sleep are:

Remeron (an SSNRI, I believe?)
Zyprexa (a neurolyptic, Atypical anti psychotic)
Seroquel (same as above)
Rozerem (drug similiar to ambien)
Lunesta (drug similiar to ambien)

Benzodiazepines are sometimes prescribed but can be highly addictive.
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Hear Again said:
does this include meds like trazodone?
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I've never heard of trazodone causing sleep walking. It is a different class of drug. They have a different action than the antipsychotics and the antidepressants. They are a fast acting sleep aid, more like a barbiturate. They also are not intended for chronic sleep disturbances, and are meant to be used for a very short period.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
I know the advice in this thread by some is probably meant to give comfort to those of us who suffer from trauma issues and PTSD, but I would hesitate to give such advice. We all seem to be in various stages of healing from things, and any therapeutic techniques used for grounding or trauma processing should be tought by a licensed therapist ONLY. I would never encourage someone to process a traumatic event without the help of a trained therapist because you could do great harm to that person.

Please be extremely careful about the advice you receive over the internet. These disorders are serious and you can actually do more harm then good if you don't know what you're doing.

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True, care should be taken, and harm can be done by messing with the mind without paying attention to what you are doing.

And in some things, such as PTSD the average therapist is not much better than a lay person. I currently know two people effected by it, one of whom is dying of agent orange. Some of the symptoms they have told me about I don't even have a clue what I would do were I to have them: But if I were to have a therapist I would want one who had experience with other PTSD victims.


Oceanbreeze said:
To those looking for help: I would suggest asking your therapist for information regarding support groups. These groups are better because they can be moderated by a therapist who is trained to keep the group on track and ensure that it doesn't veer to something dangerous or unhealthy.

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Problem is some of us are very leery of anyone connected with the mental health field, with good reason.

Myself: Had I taken the medications I was told to take I would probably not have had to suffer six months of emotional hell -- And I would no doubt still be on the medications.

I have a friend at work who says she cannot make it through a single day without her meds. If she tries everything comes back to her, only worse.

Had I told the doctor the emotional roller coaster I went through the first few months after my late wife died I'm sure he would have considered me a candidate for a bipolar diagnosis. Luckily for me my job gave me stress leave and I did not have to deal with anyone.
 
jillio said:
I've never heard of trazodone causing sleep walking. It is a different class of drug. They have a different action than the antipsychotics and the antidepressants. They are a fast acting sleep aid, more like a barbiturate. They also are not intended for chronic sleep disturbances, and are meant to be used for a very short period.
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i'm confused. you're saying that meds like trazodone shouldn't be used for an extended period of time? the reason i ask is because my old pdoc prescribed it to me for sleep whether i'm manic or not. i've been taking trazodone on a daily basis for the past several months.
 
Berry said:
Had I told the doctor the emotional roller coaster I went through the first few months after my late wife died I'm sure he would have considered me a candidate for a bipolar diagnosis. Luckily for me my job gave me stress leave and I did not have to deal with anyone.
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off-topic...

in order to be considered bipolar, you must not only experience severe depression, but also mania or hypomania (mild mania). just thought i'd clarify for others reading this thread.
 
if i had to pick between the average lay person and a therapist in dealing with my ptsd, i'd pick a therapist without hesitation. a lay person doesn't have the training or experience necessary to help someone with ptsd process their emotions or cope with flashbacks. without therapeutic treatment, ptsd symptoms can last for years as they have in my case.
 
Hear Again said:
nika,

you might also want to check NAMI's (national alliance on mental illness) website for information about support groups in your city and state.

NAMI is an organization that has state chapters, so perhaps that's also something you might want to look into. i've been a member since my bipolar diagnosis in 2006.

for more information:

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Nice! Thanks so much, Hear Again! You are such a big help. <very appreciative>
 
Hear Again said:
thanks, ocean.

the reason i ask is because i'm thinking about joining a ptsd support group, but i don't know yet. we'll see.
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Okay now, need some clarification time.

You are talking about PTSD for things that were done TO you.

The people I know suffering PTSD acquired it because of things they HAD to do in the line of duty, in order to stay alive, and while following orders they could not disobey. Even so the things they did were entirely against their own nature.

The people I've known who were abused and traumatized by others have never mentioned some of the symptoms the people in the second group have talked about.

From what I know the two groups are vastly different.

Am I wrong?
 
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