@birdiejayne I forgot to mention in my long post: I was told melatonin may not work (or be right for) everyone with RBD. The sleep doc said they usually try melatonin first, and if it doesn't help there is a prescription medication they recommend instead... but I can't remember the name and don't want to speculate.

Interesting he doesn't usually wake himself up nor remember the dreams. I always wake myself up and always vividly remember what the dream was--especially the specific part that caused me to yell, punch, kick, etc.

Sometimes, it's more like a hallucination than a dream. In other words, my eyes are open and I can see familiar surroundings (bedroom, partner, dog, etc) but I'll "dream" that a spider drops from the ceiling into the bed, or something like that.

As soon as I jump out of the bed I'm fully awake and feeling pretty stupid... but the dog is excited and thinking he's gonna get a 2am walk 😛