Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder (RBD)

Allen Blaivas, M.D. Health Professional Sleep Disorder Specialist Allen J. Blaivas, DO, practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep... Send Message Subscribe: Allen Blaivas, M.D.

Monday, October 29, 2007
View All of Allen Blaivas, M.D.'s Posts

Today we're going to talk some more about nightmares, particularly Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder. Nightmares are common in patients with psychiatric disorders, but in general, nightmares can simply be caused by stressful or traumatic experiences. There is a common myth that frequen...

Hide Comments | Add comment

sillybernadette
sillybernadette
Thursday, November 01, 2007 at 11:25 AM

Hi,
I have ptsd. I would like to learn more about it.I do alot of crying due to this.
Im an abused victim..Please help me how to deal with this problem. had it now for 5 yrs.

RBD
Laura
Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 01:46 AM
RBD sounds interesting. What if the person, in this case a child of 9 yrs. is somewhat awake or walking about and talking, -Is that related to RBD?

Untitled Comment
Anonymous
Friday, June 05, 2009 at 09:32 AM

I have a 16 y/o with violent dreams always of spiders and snakes that he acts out. Screaming, running, jumping, he brings us into his dreams and trys to protect us, Sometimes actually jumping on us or grabing us trying to get us out of harms way. He has never had a espisode with a spider or snake to cause this and have been having them since about age 2. What is he having?

i feel so awful
vett
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at 12:30 PM

last night before i went to bed my legs felt like something were on them.during the middle of the night my partner woke up saying she was thinking she was having a heart attack.

in the morning she found a bruise my hand print on her leg.

i feel so awful . i would not even have raised my hand to her.

RBD - DOC
santos
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 02:20 PM

Dear Allen,

I'm currently working on a short film: documenting and exploring Rem Behavior Disorder. I was wondering if you would be interested in being part of this projet. I will like to do an interview and go a little further into the sudject. A man who suffered from RBD do to a very traumatic experiance in his chilhood, had a mental brakedown, and as a result was given shock therapy treatmets that led to his suicide in the late 70's-and that was the inspiration for the project. Hope to hear back from you: santoscortesatyahoodotcom.

Thank you for your time,

Santos.