My husband is bipolar and sleepwalks when he is under stress. His psychiatrist has had him on Ativan at night, but at a recent visit with his family practitioner he was told that Ativan can be addictive and he should look into other medications to help him sleep. My 5 year old daughter (also bipolar) is on seroquel at night to help her sleep. Does anyone have any experience with an adult taking seroquel for sleep disturbances?
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Q: what medications can help a bipolar adult stop sleepwalking and having disruptive sleep?
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4/ 2/09 4:57pm
If the Ativan works, I would stick with that. I have been on several different sleep medications and, although Ativan was never strong enough for me, it was the only one that I didn't find addictive or have problems with memory loss or other side effects.
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