# Sleepwalking - 1 time event or shape of things to come

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 7, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567 "2014-12-07T12:52:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567/1 "2014-12-07T12:52:54Z")

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Friday night I went to bed as normal, didn’t drink. Took a couple benydrils to help me sleep. Nothing out of the ordinary.

About fifteen minutes after lights out, I jump out of bed and take a very quick couple steps, I didn’t really wake up until I was at the end of the bed. I had a dream about electrocution (mine, someone else, don’t know). Scared the hell out of my wife. Concerns me too.

This is my first experience with sleepwalking at all. I dream but I’ve never woke up and found myself in a new place. It was quick moving “violent” sleepwalking, not just slow wandering.

Basically, my question is; Once this happens once will it continue to happen or is it possible that this was a one time event. I’m scared that I’m going to break my ankle or collide with my wife as she’s trying to help.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567/2 "2014-12-07T13:03:29Z")

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How old are you?

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**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567/3 "2014-12-07T13:05:08Z")

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I’m 44 yr old male. Reasonable health, overweight (but working on it) and just started taking Lipitor for mildly high cholesterol.

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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567/4 "2014-12-07T15:20:54Z")

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Were the benydrils something new or routine?

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**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepwalking-1-time-event-or-shape-of-things-to-come/706567/5 "2014-12-07T15:36:13Z")

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Benydril is routine. 2 for a night where I dont have any alcohol is normal.