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Ok i used to sleepwalk when I as a kid. For the past number of years i havent been sleepwalking. I just want to know if a perosn can sleepwalk again in his or her adult life?

If yes then can he or she sleepwalk in the morning about an and half hour prior to waking up. or example, if i sleep at 2 am and get up at 9.30 am daily. for example, if i wake up at 8.00am to switch off the alarm and then fall back to sleep. Then i wake up at 9.30, can i sleepwalk between the period of 8 am to 9.30 am?

2007-04-14 02:12:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Mental Health

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Unlikely to sleep walk after having woken up as you will probably not enter R.E.M. sleep (deep sleep) at that time so are unlikely to sleepwalk. More likely to happen 2 1/2 - 4 hours after you first fall asleep.
Yes as an adult who had sleepwalking problems as a kid, you can have periods of it again as an adult. In fact it is more likely if you did as a kid, and more likely in high stress periods.

My brother, who is now in his thirties, did sleep walk a fair bit as a kid, and twice as an adult.

2007-04-14 02:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0 0

Sleepwalking, or somnambulism, is a common arousal disorder that is especially prevalent among children. The normal sleep cycle involves distinct stages from light drowsiness to deep sleep. During rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the eyes move rapidly and vivid dreaming is most common.

Each night there are several cycles of non-REM and REM sleep. Sleep walking (somnambulism) most often occurs during deep, non-REM sleep (stage 3 or stage 4 sleep) early in the night. It can occur during REM sleep near morning


Sleepwalkers (somnambulists) are aroused out of their deep sleep during motor activity, which usually includes, but is not limited to, walking. A sleepwalker can go back to sleep some place other than bed, depending on how far he or she has walked. Sleepwalkers are usually unaware of their activity. Some cases of autonomic (independently functioning) behavior that occur with sleepwalking involve dressing and even eating. The sleep walking activity may include simply sitting up and appearing to be awake while actually being asleep, getting up and walking around, or complex activities such as moving furniture, going to the bathroom, dressing and undressing, and similar activities. Some people even drive a car while actually asleep. The episode can be very brief (a few seconds or minutes) or can last for 30 minutes or longer. What causes sleepwalking is not known, though most people have sleepwalked on at least one occasion. Sleepwalking poses no serious health threat to those who experience it, although the risk of injury, however minor, is a matter of concern. Injury prevention is the primary objective of sleepwalking management.


As long as you are in the deep non-REM sleep one you can sleep walk repeatedly through out the night.

2007-04-14 02:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Olivereindeer 5 · 0 0

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