Re: REM Sleep Disorder (RBD)
Originally Posted by
EaglesFan
Hi All,
Just curious if anyone has any experiences with RBD? Possible from using an SSRI? I'm 37, have had about 5 instances in the past 7 years (2 within the last 4 months) where I've basically enacted my dream (IE: Jumped out of bed, accidentally kicked my wife). I've gone down the Google rabbit hole plenty of times, and this might be the worst one yet. I'm 100% convinced I'm on my way to develop Parkinson's. Primary Doc says it's from 60mg of Prozac and not to worry, but I haven't been able to let this go. I'm a bad place right now, trying to stop the cycle of googling etc. Just wanted to see if anyone experienced this and found it was in relation strictly to their SSRI and not a neurological disorder (grasping for hope)?
Thanks All
Hiya, with REM sleep disorder you don't usually leave your bed, you just flail your arms around (or feet) and sometimes shout out.
This disorder affects older men ( 50+), my partner has it and he's 67. He's had it for at least 7 years and has not developed anything neurological but you can have REM sleep disorder for many decades before this happens. I told him about my fears and he says he's not worried at all. My partner doesn't take AD's but he is on some specific heart meds that could be causing it as the REM sleep disorder started a few months after starting them.
In most cases this phenomena is benign and is related to some worrying event that in your subconscious that you act out.
Like someone else said *panic_down_under* is an expert on AD's so hopefully he/she will see this thread and respond, alternately you could PM them.
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