Hi Marvin- your story sounds familiar except that I tried sinemet CR for
nights only and it made me wide awake and unable to sleep at all!!  I
reverted to Sinemet Plus and Tryptizol(one 25mg at night) and everything
improved.  You must have a very special wife...William and I have been
married 23 years and have hardly spent a day apart as he farms and we too
our best friends as well as spouses.  Have a nice weekend
regards Emma



>Yep, I'm awake and it's still dark out.
>Actually, this is rather obnoxious since I've been working some
>strange hours lately. I'm a "Software Developer and Debugger"
>and when work heats up I tend to leave my PC alone.
>But here I am and there's nothing else to do. The love of my life
>fell asleep in the livingroom and I don't want to wake her, So the
>TV and such are out of the question. I can not reach the light switch
>so that leaves out books. And yes, you can type by the light of your CRT
>if you set the colors correctly :)
>
>I'm logged on to #Parkinsons, but I guess none of the regulars are
>awake and bored. That's nice. It means they're asleep or entertained,
>that is the assumption I like to make any way.
>
>I started sinemet cr (25mg) a month or so ago. I'm using it at night only
>and it seems to keep the right arm from shaking me awake. Tonight was an
>exception. That arm was shaking so hard that the cat just leaned against
>my hand and purred. (Guess he had an itch.)
>
>When I came home yesterday my one and only handed me a paper bag.
>Inside was a book (does anyone have a suggestion on how to keep
>a book upright without holding onto it and shaking it to pieces?).
>Also in the bag was a card. "Marvin, we've been married 18 years, 8 months,
>three weeks, 5 hours, and some odd minutes. I haven't regreted a second of it."
>I started crying. I've been concerned since we found out I had Parkinsons,
>but have tried not to mention it. I should have known she would figure it out.
>I love her, more now than when we first met. Some people say we spend to
>much time together, that we should meet new people.
>I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. I have other people I like
>to consider my friends, some of them I've never met. But Kristen, well,
>she, o piffile! I seem to be at a loss for words.
>
>My goodness! The alarm is gonna trip in ten minutes. If I start now,
>I can send this, wind my way past the cats, and make it to the bathroom and
>Kristen won't be worried 'cause I've only had four hours sleep.
>
>Marvin.
>
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