Comments on: Sleep-Driving – A Recently Reported Sleep Disorder

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:08 +0000

Wow, that is scary! I am a driving instructor. I have never heard of this, but I have heard of people doing all sorts of other things in their sleep. It’s quite scary! The drug manufacturers should definately warn people about these frightening side effects.

Maybe people who think they might be affected could get someone else to hide their car keys at night!
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By: Samantha Dalby

Samantha Dalby — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:45:13 +0000

I would not suggest and caffeine based drinks when driving they can be just as bad as alcohol.
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By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:13:18 +0000

I’ve recently had this problem as well. Although I ended up home without a scratch, thank God.

Although the weird thing is that I’m not taking any type of drugs… and I’m getting good sleep at night as well. The only thing I think that could possibly contribute to this would be my caffeine intake. I easily drink 4 Dr. Peppers a day. But absolutely no pills whatsoever.

And I’ve never slept-walked in my life. So I’m really wondering why this just started up.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:50:45 +0000

Hi Tim,

Wow, that’s scary! Hopefully no one was otherwise seriously hurt.

The government is currently working to enforce a new regulation which would require manufacturers to put these warnings on their packaging. The question is, how many people actually read them anyway.

Drug related incidents most often go unreported, so no one really knows how wide spread this condition could be. We need to create more public awareness. I think the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the manufacturers to do so.

At least you’re now armed with the information to prevent further incidents. I hope everything works out for you. All the best!