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Night Terrors And Nightmares

July 3rd, 2009 | Sleep Info

Night terrors are a sleep disorder characterized by anxiety episodes with extreme panic, often accompanied by screaming, flailing, fast breathing, and sweating and that usually occur within a few hours after going to sleep. Night terrors occur most commonly in children between the ages of four and 12 but can also occur at all ages. Affected individuals usually suffer these episodes within a few hours after going to sleep. The episode may last anywhere from five to 20 minutes. During this time, the individual is actually asleep, although the eyes may open. Quite often, nothing can be done to comfort the affected person. Very often, the person has no memory of the episode upon waking the next day. I personally haven’t heard much cases where the person realizes that they’re suffering night terror when they’re living alone, so I’m guessing that you live with someone to remind you of such things.

In most cases, the causes are:
Extreme tension or stress
use of alcohol also contributes to an increased incidence of night terrors
sometimes occur after an accident involving head injury
medications
excessive tiredness at bedtime
eating a heavy meal prior to bedtime
drug abuse
etc.

Here’s the treatment:
The best thing to do, is have someone to help you go back into a calm state of sleep. The lights should be turned on, and soothing comments should be directed at the person, avoiding brusque gestures such as shaking the person or shouting to startle them out of the episode. Any form of stress should be avoided.
If you live alone, I suggest getting evaluated by a physician if they are really severe and occur frequently. A physician can recommend the best treatment for the particular circumstances of the night terrors.

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