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How To Treat Noctambulation?

hi I have been having some pretty scary "episodes" lately where I seem to be sleep walking but it's not normal sleepwalking errr maybe it is ..I have no idea because it has not happened before ...I will be awake and all of a sudden it feels like I am losing touch with the world ...almost like I am fading away I become very disoriented and I walklike imdrunk but I am not...at some point during the "episode" I fall down anywhere between 1-14 times...I will run into things so hard that I feel as though I have broken bones along with some other bizarre behavior that will last anywhere from 1- unknown hours... last week I got in the shower it was 12:30 pm I remember looking at the clock a few mins after I got out ...it said exactly 12:30...I recall standing in front of the mirror fixing my hair...the next thing I remember it was 5:15 pm...I have zero recollection of anything at all when I "woke" up I was partially dressed which I very vaguely recall looking in my closet for something to wear...but I do not have any memory of picking the top or putting it on ...not to mention it is not a shirt I wear anymore...I had nothing else on...when I came to I felt highly alert however extremely confused there are other symptoms but I don't know what you need to know... if you have questions I may have responses ...please help...and please please please don't tell me to just see a dr.
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The symptoms that you have mentioned are of disturbances in the sleep-awake pattern.
Do not worry the disorder can be controlled.
However, there is no single medicine which can be prescribed to treat the disorder.
management requires a holistic approach.
You will have to consult a psychiatrist.
The disorder can be managed by medication and behaviour therapy.
Certain tests called psychoanalysis may have to be done before starting any treatment.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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How To Treat Noctambulation?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The symptoms that you have mentioned are of disturbances in the sleep-awake pattern. Do not worry the disorder can be controlled. However, there is no single medicine which can be prescribed to treat the disorder. management requires a holistic approach. You will have to consult a psychiatrist. The disorder can be managed by medication and behaviour therapy. Certain tests called psychoanalysis may have to be done before starting any treatment. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal