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My SO had this and was violent when acting out his dreams. He had a sleep study which confirmed our suspicions. There is a medication which helps, plus he needed his own bedroom as it was impossible for us to sleep in the same bed without injury to me. I should add that some of his actions when acting out were very specific, i.e., strangling me, punching me in the face, etc. They were not just random acts of movement like thrashing, but definitely related to whatever he was fighting (for example) in his dreams. He would also scream out intelligible sentences which were very adversarial. And he was the nicest, most mild mannered guy in his waking hours so this was totally out of character for him.
Good luck and I'm glad you're acknowledging that there might be something going on. Best to get on it so you can manage it, whatever it is.
I thought my husband was moving around during dreams. Then I was up one night when it happened. I ended up calling emergency. I thought he had a stroke but it was a seizure. He didn't even remember the ride to the hospital. He only has seizures when he is asleep. Your wife may want to turn on the lights and see if you are alert. He takes medication for this now.
After being awake for that first episode I witnessed, I thought back and realized that was probably his fifth seizure. I would wake up and speak to him but he would sound irritated so I said no more. He gets hostile after the seizures. He will talk after the seizures but not remember it later.
No I don't like this new development in our 50 some years of marriage but that's life and getting older.
I thought my husband was moving around during dreams. Then I was up one night when it happened. I ended up calling emergency. I thought he had a stroke but it was a seizure. He didn't even remember the ride to the hospital. He only has seizures when he is asleep. Your wife may want to turn on the lights and see if you are alert. He takes medication for this now.
After being awake for that first episode I witnessed, I thought back and realized that was probably his fifth seizure. I would wake up and speak to him but he would sound irritated so I said no more. He gets hostile after the seizures. He will talk after the seizures but not remember it later.
No I don't like this new development in our 50 some years of marriage but that's life and getting older.
Thanks for the help!
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