Clonazapam - to Vera

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Vera,

Rob takes 2 mg of clonazapam at night, just before bed. He started

on a much smaller dose and worked up to this over time. He also

sleeps with a CPAP machine, as he has sleep apnea. Interestingly, he

has had sleep apnea as long as I have known him, and his brother has

it too, although his is not treated. (I know, I know, I've told him

it's dangerous, but he won't listen...) Rob's REM behavior disorder

was the first symptom of his SDS, and he's had it for at least 7

years. The rest of the symptoms developed much later, and led to the

diagnosis about 2 1/2 years ago.

Rob ignored his sleep problems for a long time. He basically didn't

know about them - I had to tell him, and keep at him to get it

checked out. He's had some wild things happen in his sleep - walked

down a flight of stairs and out the front door one night. He woke up

at the end of the driveway because he was cold. (I should add that

he sleeps in the buff - good thing it was 2 AM!) Said he heard me

calling him, but in his dream I was posessed by aliens, which were

using my voice to try to trick him. WOW!!

Anyway, his doc is convinced that without the meds he is in danger,

and so am I.

I hope this helps you convince Fred to use the meds.

Carol & Rob

>

> So Carol we have another thing in common, we've both been

strangle

> by our husband in their sleep. He was having the nightmare, I was

the

> one screaming.

> Fred is suppose to be on Cloazepam 0.5mg. What is Rob's?

> Fred has always been bad about taken meds. If it doesn;t help

> him ,like yesterday, it's not going to help him he thinks. Had to

> fight him on the antidepressant, but I won that round, now it's on

to

> round 2 with the cloazepam, but you gave me the gloves to work

with.

> Thanks will talk to him about what you said.

>

> take Care

>

> Vera