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Nearly one-third of adults reported sleepwalking at least once in their lifetime, and 4 percent said they did it in the past year, according to a recent survey of 15,929 adults published in the journal Neurology. The researchers said in the study that their findings underscore that sleepwalking is much more prevalent in adults than previously thought. And that it's likely that sleepwalking is underreported by some people, especially those living alone, because they might not remember in the morning.
Participants with a family history of sleepwalking were more likely to report the nighttime adventures. And alcohol abuse, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and use of antidepressants and over-the-counter sleeping pills raised the risk. Researchers also said sleeping less than seven hours was linked with a higher risk of sleepwalking at least once in the past year. That's yet another reason to get the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep and treat any sleep problems if you have them.
Ironically, one of the side effects of newer prescription sleep medicines like zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta) is problematic sleep behaviors, which includes sleepwalking. In our new survey of 26,451 people, 6 percent of people taking one of the newer sleep drugs reported troublesome sleep behavior such as sleepwalking. Our survey also suggests what you can do to get a better night of sleep, including the secrets of good sleepers and the treatments that helped our readers the most.
Source
Prevalence and comorbidity of nocturnal wandering in the US adult general population
[Neurology]
—Nicole Sarrubbo
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