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I have a 3 year old little boy and while he is sleeping, he will yell out, "No" and similar angry statements. I have searched the net about it, but all they say is not to wake him up. But sometimes he gets physical so then I do wake him up so he can realize that no one is out to get him hoping to get him to calm down but sometimes he won’t wake up.

they are called night terrors. and 99% of the time they do not remember them the next morning. sometimes when their little brain is sleeping it has so much to process that these things happen. my son has had them for several years. things that work for us: the last hour before bed is very calm… no tv, no bright overhead lights, just a lamp, just read stories, try to be quiet and gentle, cuddle, etc, the hour before that is for snacks and baths… he will probably out grow them. as long as he does not hurt himself or others do not worry about it. if he is getting physical and endangering himself consult your pediatrician. either way, research night terrors. Good luck. email me if you wanna talk!

I’ve been taking ambien for years and now it’s not working so my doctor has switched me to gabapentin. I’ve taken it for 3 nights and I still am not sleeping, but I’m really foggy in the morning. If anyone can tell me how long it took for them, that would be sweet.

Hmm, never heard gabapentin being used for sleeping. If it does not work after a few nights call your doctors office and see about getting it changed or making a new office visit.

I need to know, as I am interested in this. also, does anyone know if I would have to become a neurologist first?

Neurologists are only one of the many kinds of players in this field. Whether you need to become one depends on what you want to do. See the first reference for a good idea of what goes on in the field. Pulmonologists treat those sleep disorders related to breathing. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and counselors treat those related to emotional difficulties and disorders. A patient with a sleep disorder would likely first consult a diagnostician to help figure out which of many possible causes is the likely culprit. For some, it’s as simple as not drinking coffee after 4pm.

The overall field is sleep medicine. Part of neurology is one part of that field.

For example running an overnight camera would require leaving the night light on which would bother my sleeping itself.

Letting the camera collect more light per picture would leave too seldom pictures to read movement.

It would probably be less complicated to record sounds for snoring.

Please give me all your ideas if you think of any.

Go to the doctors and request for something that monoters your brain while you sleep. I had one done, they found abnormalities but said it was nothing to worry about. I would recomend it because it’s free and you get the advise of a professional.

I have a terrible habit of sleeping during the day and staying up all night wondering what the fck to do. Any suggestions?

And no, I don’t drink blood.

Insomnia is often caused by fear, stress, anxiety, medications, herbs, caffeine, depression or sometimes for no apparent reason. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and dark. Soak a tablespoon of mint leaves in a cup of water for an hour, drink every night. Check out http://useinfo-insomnia.blogspot.com/ for more info

This protein’s receptor is the G-protein D2, and one of it’s functions is the awake-asleep time control.

here are some sleep answers:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060716001743AAIH72N

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Restless leg syndrome, or RLS, is a sensation induced by an immobilization of the legs. Learn more about restless leg syndrome and what you can do about it from our medical expert in this free video.

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I started MMT almost a week ago and have not been able to sleep for more than 45min – 1hr at a time. I wake up all through the night and can’t go back to sleep for about 30min or so. Yesterday I did take a 1 and 1/2 hr nap. But that’s been about it. I am really really tired. Should this go away soon?

You are not stable your dose yet. Are they still increasing you say 5mg every other day? Once you reach your dose (everybody’s varies) that is one way you know is because of your sleep. That is one question my clinic always asked me when started was "How is your sleep?" As long as it was meed up they increased my dose until I reached 80mg and I was stable for a few weeks then I started hang trouble with my stomach again and they increased me to 85mg. This was the magic number for me but for some is much higher. My clinic doesn’t like to go much higher which goes against research but fortunately isn’t too much of a problem for me. So, Yes, it will get better. The best part for me was not waking up in withdrawal. What a bless! Good Luck!

The video details the sleep study that a teenage boy received at Riley Hospital for Children.

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