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Antidepressant use has been associated with development of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in people under age 50. This disorder results in acting out dreams in one's sleep, often in a defensive mode as if under attack. 
 
Researchers do not know if the medication causes the sleep disorder, if the depression itself is somehow related or if there is another type of association. 
 
The sleep disorder is treatable once recognized.

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder At Young Age Linked To Antidepressant ...

Medical News Today - 6/21/2006 6:14 AM

A Mayo Clinic study has shown that the onset of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) at a younger age appears to be connected to antidepressant use.
 
RBD is a sleep disorder where patients act out their dreams, which are often unpleasant and violent, according to Maja Tippmann-Peikert, M.D., sleep medicine specialist, neurologist and st
 
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