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How Is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Treated, Been Suffering Since 7 Yrs With No Tabs Helping?

How is REM sleep behaviour disorder treated? I have been tested at a Sleep Clinic here in Montreal and I do not have any form of Sleep Apnea. I also had some degree of Restless Leg Disorder but this condition seems to be under control most of the time. I still get a little agitated some times, but I am able to control the restlessness more often than not. The REM sleep disorder is still a HUGE problem. I have been going to this Sleep Clinic since 2007, and the treating physician has tried implimenting many different prescriptions over the years in his effort to control my sleep disorder. Todate he has not succeeded and says that there is nothing else he can do. Do you agree? Can you make any suggestions that I may be able to follow up with my physician? My doctor at this Sleep Clinic is a Pulmonoligist by training, but I am wondering if there is such a field in medicine as a physician that only specializes in REM sleep behaviour disorder. Does this type of physician exist? If so, how do I go about to try and find this type of physician? Enclosed is a list of medications that my doctor has tried over the past 7 years: Clonazepam, 0.5mg, x 1 tab/night, Pramipexole, 1.5mg. x 2 tabs/night, and Zopiclone, 7.5mg. x 1 tab/night, Your comments would be welcomed. Thank you. Murray F.
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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I really appreciate your concern, as a matter of fact REM Sleep behavior disorder is not the disease, the exact cause of this is unknown, this symptoms are highly related with the dreams person try to act in the same way what ever going on in the dreams (RBD) is mostly found in the person those have history of Narcotic addiction, alcohol, psychiatric problem, and history of taking anti-psychiatric drugs, in my opinion this is nothing to worry just forget about this no need to be conscious prior to sleep and no need to get ready for the things, you became too much conscious for this otherwise this is not the big problem this wont harm the physical health, hope this information helps you have nice day.
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How Is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Treated, Been Suffering Since 7 Yrs With No Tabs Helping?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern, as a matter of fact REM Sleep behavior disorder is not the disease, the exact cause of this is unknown, this symptoms are highly related with the dreams person try to act in the same way what ever going on in the dreams (RBD) is mostly found in the person those have history of Narcotic addiction, alcohol, psychiatric problem, and history of taking anti-psychiatric drugs, in my opinion this is nothing to worry just forget about this no need to be conscious prior to sleep and no need to get ready for the things, you became too much conscious for this otherwise this is not the big problem this wont harm the physical health, hope this information helps you have nice day.