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It sounds as if your describing "sleep reversal patterns" - a common problem with some PD patients. This means you are sleeping more during the day and less at night. To correct this, I would suggest setting an alarm when you nap to limit the time you are asleep during daytime hours. Keep setting your alarm for shorter and shorter naps. Also, about an hour before you wish to go to sleep at night, try some light exercising. This will help to tire your body so that you fall asleep more easily and stay asleep for longer periods. When do you wake, don't stimulate yourself by watching television or getting up and moving about. Instead, keep a favorite, oft-read book next to your bed and read for a while to help promote sleepiness. Check with your doctor as well as some antiparkinson medications can cause interruptions in sleep patterns. While certain PD medications can interrupt sleep, some medication may be necessary to limit the symptoms of the disorder. For example, if rigidity is a problem, one can't automatically shift in bed while remaining asleep. In these cases, patients must awake totally to shift to more comfortable positions. These interruptions in normal sleeping patterns can mean more restless nights which equals more sleepiness during the day. Jeanne Lee-Rosner PDF-Chicago ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Kleinmeyer <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:13 AM Subject: Re: Sleep deprevation > As of late I have not been getting less&less sleep. Can't get to sleep till > 12 or 1am and wide awake by 4 to 5:30. Must sleep then from 7 or 8am till 1 > or 2pm. I have been taking TAMAZAPAM for sleep about 10-10:30pm Does this go > on EVERY DAY? Shirley