Damsel said:What's with all these hostile newbies? This NG is looking pretty toxic
right about now.
Although Sheldon is hostile and clueless, he is NOT a newbie.
Quoted message said:News on the health front (there's always something). As long as Crash
and I have been together, I've been beating the snot out of him in my
sleep. Screaming, swearing, punching, kicking, you name it. Finally
found out what it is. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. What it boils down
to is that I physically act out my (usually violent) dreams. (Google
it)Very rare condition, usually suffered by middle aged and elderly males.
Most of the articles I've read online mention Parkinson's in relation
to this other thing. I've intentionally not read about that.Crash also reports me laughing boisterously for long periods of time
for no discernable reason. I have awakened twice while turning the
pages of a non-existent book. Crash says I also do a lot of writing in
the air at night.So now we know what it is. Too bad we can't get rid of the violence
and keep the comical stuff. LOL! One of the treatments for this
disorder is a small dose of Klonopin. I'm already taking the stuff,
but now I'm bringing it up to the suggested dose at night. We'll just
have to see what happens. At this point, my shrink has told me that
this disorder is physiologically impossible. I think he's got some
reading to do.
Like Bob Myers, I'm prone to laughing boisterously for no apparent reason,
but only when I'm awake. But my ex-girlfriend has Restless Leg Syndrome and
bruxism, and she takes Klonopin for both of those, so it makes sense that
Klonopin would work for what YOU have, which I'm going to call Pugilist
Sleep Syndrome. (Of course, if *I* punched and kicked in my sleep, I'd be
accused of feigning this disorder so that I could use it as an excuse to
pummel my girlfriend.)
Quoted message said:I think that pretty much brings us up to date. Good to see some
smiling faces!
It's great to have you back!
Bob