So I sleep ate last night...
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NovusDies
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...and I didn't sleep log.
I am still weirded out about it. I ate my lunch last night while asleep. I haven't sleep-walked since I was a kid that I know of. The only good news is that I ate my lunch and I didn't pig out on peanut butter or something. I have only a good guess at the calories seeing that I didn't sleep weigh anything.
It was semi-lucid. I knew something was wrong with what I was doing but unable to stop. I cooked chicken from raw and I suppose I checked the temperature because the thermometer was out but who knows what dream brain saw.
This kind of thing is only supposed to happen in sitcoms like 30 Rock when Liz was doing it, right?
Thoughts?
I am still weirded out about it. I ate my lunch last night while asleep. I haven't sleep-walked since I was a kid that I know of. The only good news is that I ate my lunch and I didn't pig out on peanut butter or something. I have only a good guess at the calories seeing that I didn't sleep weigh anything.
It was semi-lucid. I knew something was wrong with what I was doing but unable to stop. I cooked chicken from raw and I suppose I checked the temperature because the thermometer was out but who knows what dream brain saw.
This kind of thing is only supposed to happen in sitcoms like 30 Rock when Liz was doing it, right?
Thoughts?
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Do you by any chance taken Ambien?4
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My sister used to sleep eat at the height of her anorexia. Have you been undereating?6
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I did under-eat a good chunk of last week due to sickness. By Saturday I was definitely feeling malnourished and weak. I have been eating well this week and consciously trying to replenish myself.
No, no ambien.
The only other thing that is different is I am taking Magnesium on the suggestion of the sleep thread.1 -
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I have zero experience with this so take it how you want: I do know that there are many people that say magnesium causes them very vivid dreams because it promotes deep sleep and sleepwalking happens during deep sleep so....if you have a history of sleepwalking, maybe there's a connection.5
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I'm on a fairly high dose of magnesium as part of my migraine protocol, and I barely remember my dreams. Our daughter is a sleep walker who has eaten a time or two at night if she's been busy during the day and not made time to eat (she's an adult!). I'll have to make sure she never takes any magnesium.2
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...and I didn't sleep log.
I am still weirded out about it. I ate my lunch last night while asleep. I haven't sleep-walked since I was a kid that I know of. The only good news is that I ate my lunch and I didn't pig out on peanut butter or something. I have only a good guess at the calories seeing that I didn't sleep weigh anything.
It was semi-lucid. I knew something was wrong with what I was doing but unable to stop. I cooked chicken from raw and I suppose I checked the temperature because the thermometer was out but who knows what dream brain saw.
This kind of thing is only supposed to happen in sitcoms like 30 Rock when Liz was doing it, right?
Thoughts?
Put an alarm on your bedroom door or something? We have not very expensive but loud alarms on our outer doors and windows because of my dd. They could be installed on interior doors too.
I'd worry less about calorie intake and be kind of more concerned that you cooked in your sleep and may hurt yourself in future doing something in that state.
See a doctor about the sleep walking?9 -
An extreme solution but padlock the food cupboards. Hopefully sleepwalking you isn`t dextrous enough to unlock it?0
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Padlocking won't work. When we sleepwalk and do tasks, our hind brain is in control so we retain all of our motor skills. What we can't do is make rational decisions which is why you can be aware of your actions but not stop them.2
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An extreme solution but padlock the food cupboards. Hopefully sleepwalking you isn`t dextrous enough to unlock it?
OP cooked while sleepwalking. I somehow doubt that a padlock would be much of a barrier.
My brother once took out ALL light bulbs in the house while sleepwalking. That was fun. Docs eventually found out that he was having paradox reactions to paracetamol. Making sure he never has that stuff ensures that he no longer sleepwalks.
OP, I hope it was either a one time thing for you or that you find the trigger if it happens more often.4 -
I have zero experience with this so take it how you want: I do know that there are many people that say magnesium causes them very vivid dreams because it promotes deep sleep and sleepwalking happens during deep sleep so....if you have a history of sleepwalking, maybe there's a connection.
I take magnesium, and I definitely have much more vivid, memorable dreams as a result. A couple of others that I know take it also have vivid dreams from it. But it's never made me sleepwalk. If you have a history of sleepwalking, though, maybe it would exacerbate it?0 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »Do you by any chance taken Ambien?
Yea man, Ambien make you do some weird stuff and you won't remember a thing.1 -
firecat1987 wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »Do you by any chance taken Ambien?
Yea man, Ambien make you do some weird stuff and you won't remember a thing.
A family friend would get up and do gardening!1 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »firecat1987 wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »Do you by any chance taken Ambien?
Yea man, Ambien make you do some weird stuff and you won't remember a thing.
A family friend would get up and do gardening!
When i was married I used to tell my husband that we should go clubbing ( i dont even dance ) And I wouldn't remember the conversation at all. It was the best sleep aid i've ever used otherwise.1 -
I live in fear of stuff like this. I was a heavy sleep walker until I was 12 and now I only sleep walk during times of great stress. I’ve never cooked or eaten while sleep walking, but I have a tendency to go outside and wander off. My poor mother never got much sleep.3
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Put an alarm on your bedroom door or something? We have not very expensive but loud alarms on our outer doors and windows because of my dd. They could be installed on interior doors too.
I'd worry less about calorie intake and be kind of more concerned that you cooked in your sleep and may hurt yourself in future doing something in that state.
See a doctor about the sleep walking?
I think it needs to happen at least once more for me to take any drastic steps and I am not sure a doctor can do much until a pattern emerges.
The feeling afterwards was rough. It took hours for me to calm down. I didn't even eat my first meal until late afternoon. It didn't help that it rained here all yesterday and the house was dark and gloomy. I don't spook especially easy but I was spooked. I am still concerned about the doneness of the chicken. I am still in the window of getting sick and will be for another couple of days. The kitchen has been wiped down in case of cross contamination.
My instinct tells me it has something to do with being sick last week and so many days of under 1k calories. It could be a mixture of that and the new magnesium. I was not in good shape this last Saturday and even though I have gone out of my way to eat nutrient filled foods my chemistry could still be a bit off.
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My daughter was a sleep walker when she was pre-teenaged. I don't know if she still does it, but when she was super stressed about something (tests, auditions, etc.) she would sleep shower and sleep get ready for school.
It was pretty stress-driven.
If you're stressed (about life, diet, etc.) this could be your body's way of telling you to take a diet break or something of the like. Combine that with a low calorie week, and your body is just messin' with you.1 -
firecat1987 wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »Do you by any chance taken Ambien?
Yea man, Ambien make you do some weird stuff and you won't remember a thing.
Not just Ambien. I'm on zopliclone and am ok if I wake up naturally but if I get woken up boy am I a stumbling drunk. I first started taking it in hospital and they wake you for 7 am vitals. I'd fall back asleep and wake up around 10 not remembering if the nurse gave me my morning meds, what my blood pressure was and even who my nurse for the day was. I'd call for my meds and ask what my bp was and she said oh you asked the same question 3 hours ago. It was freaky.1 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »My daughter was a sleep walker when she was pre-teenaged. I don't know if she still does it, but when she was super stressed about something (tests, auditions, etc.) she would sleep shower and sleep get ready for school.
It was pretty stress-driven.
If you're stressed (about life, diet, etc.) this could be your body's way of telling you to take a diet break or something of the like. Combine that with a low calorie week, and your body is just messin' with you.
Well I am much more stressed now than before I did it that is for sure. I had to keep telling myself today when I was eating lunch that it was okay and it was the right time of day. I don't think, otherwise, my stress level is outside the norm. I was a little concerned about last week and how much of what little I was eating was actually being processed and how much was being forcibly ejected. I know the body is really resilient though so I wasn't too alarmed and it wasn't even the worst stomach bug I have been through.
Man I am being a rambling fool about this thing. I need to get a grip.
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crabbybrianna wrote: »My sister used to sleep eat at the height of her anorexia. Have you been undereating?
When I was in early recovery for my eating disorder I did this often. Whole boxes of cereal more than once. I had extreme anxiety around food and learning to eat healthier which was triggering night binges in my sleep.2
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