Sleep? No, Eat!

[gothwalk]

Here's something quite bizarre. Ambien, a sleeping tablet, can apparently make your brain confuse sleeping and eating, such that side-effects include sleepwalking to the fridge and raiding it, possibly even going about cooking. One woman made it to the kitchen in a full body cast while on the drug.

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[nightmares-fear.livejournal.com]

That must be what happens to me. If I weren't sleep-eating I'd be thin. ;-)

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

As my cousin Brian used to say (possibly still does): Thin is for greyhounds, and you ain't no dog.

[(Anonymous)]

more importantly, there are reports (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/health/orl-ambien1106mar11,0,1506305.story?coll=orl-health-headlines) just recently of sleep driving.

[nightmares-fear.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)
Incidentally, I've met your cousin Brian - quite the sage.