Question
On December 18th, after drinking alcohol in the evening and returning home without incident, I experienced night walking and walked into someone else’s room. I would like to understand the cause and severity. Past treatment and effectiveness: None. Assistance sought: Seeking solutions and understanding how to deal with it.
Answer
The above situation may be an indication of night walking syndrome. Night walking syndrome requires a combination of psychological therapy and medication. It is important to exclude adverse mental factors, thoroughly eliminate anxiety, fear, and tension, maintain a stable environment, balance work and rest, and engage in physical exercise. At the same time, appropriate sedative-hypnotic medications should be administered according to age, such as Anxiol, Miltown, and Librium. There are reports that taking amitriptyline orally before bedtime under a doctor’s guidance also has a good effect. Waking up the patient promptly when night walking occurs is also an effective measure.