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I was diagnosed this past May and the symptoms that affected me the most were tremors and lack of sleep. I was getting anywhere between 2-5 hours sleep a night. The daytime fatigue forced me to take an afternoon nap, about an hour in duration. And it was a deep nap, often leaving me more tired when I awoke. When I went on Sinemet I found that a 10 PM dose helped with the sleep...I would get at least 3 hours and many times as much as 6 hours sleep. However, I then decided to delay taking Sinemet until forced to by increased symptoms. I now take Eldepryl and Reqiup and the sleeping problem worsened, but not to original levels. I have since found that forcing myself to stay up an hour later than normal makes a big difference. I do all I can to stay awake till 12 AM. I also instituted a routine of quarter turns when I wake during the night. I go to sleep on my left side and when I need to turn during the night I go to my back. The next time I go to either my right or left side and then back to my back. I never struggle to get from one side to the other, that is a manuver that surely wakes me up. Finally when I have to have a daytime nap, I take it in my chair, I do not lay down. And I do not use a blanket. This enables me to take short more refreshing naps. My normal night's sleep is now about 6 hours. Let's hope it stays there. I hope my experience proves a benefit to someone out there! Jim Dolan 58/53/58