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What Is The Treatment For Sleep Walking?
I am 79yrs young, and I can t find out why I am sleep walking, and eating, almost every night. I tried putting bells on the pantry door, and the fridge, but it did not work. I would love to know, why this is happening, and what I could do to stop. Thank you in advance, for your help. YYYY@YYYY
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi dear
I admire you for positive outlook.
If your sleep walking and eating do interfere in routine life style or cause any major problem than and than require treatment.
treatment consist of low dose of benzodiazapine.
I prefer in my patients medicines like lorazepam, clonazepam or diazepam.
But sleep walking does not require treatment till any major impairment.
Thank you.
still have query than consult psychiatrist. He will assist you .
Take care
I admire you for positive outlook.
If your sleep walking and eating do interfere in routine life style or cause any major problem than and than require treatment.
treatment consist of low dose of benzodiazapine.
I prefer in my patients medicines like lorazepam, clonazepam or diazepam.
But sleep walking does not require treatment till any major impairment.
Thank you.
still have query than consult psychiatrist. He will assist you .
Take care
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